Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southam Road area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1370th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% 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 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southam Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonerwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonerwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cole Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Green Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cambrai Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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