Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swarthmore Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1062nd 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 Swarthmore Road (B29 4NN) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swarthmore Road (B29 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Shenley Fields Road. Police recorded 36 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 Swarthmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shenley Fields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trefoil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trefoil Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trefoil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shenley Fields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shenley Fields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shenley Fields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iris Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tredington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Denis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shenley Fields Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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