Total Crime Rate
73.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sarehole Road area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1315th 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 Sarehole Road (B28 8DS) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sarehole Road (B28 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cubley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Stratford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cubley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cubley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cubley Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tenby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cubley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Towyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cubley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colgreave Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colgreave Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bankside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towyn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cubley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cubley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hillmount Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cubley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillmount Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillmount Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillmount Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillmount Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cubley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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