Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 80.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dunsmore Road area has the 64th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1439th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunsmore Road (B28 8EA) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunsmore Road (B28 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Hillmount Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 29 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillmount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillmount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cubley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bankside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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