Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dunsmore Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1005th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunsmore Road (B28 8EA) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunsmore Road (B28 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Green Bank Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunsmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cubley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cubley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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