Total Crime Rate

590.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 590.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 191.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 65th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (B26 3YH) in the last 12 months was 590.4 per 1,000 residents and was 472.3% higher than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 232.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (B26 3YH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Fields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collingdon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenmure Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heath Fields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kenmure Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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