Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Southam Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1171st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southam Road (B28 0AA) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southam Road (B28 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambrai Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonerwood Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarehole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Road —
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambrai Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonerwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stonerwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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