Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barcheston Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 906th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Barcheston Road (B29 5HN) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barcheston Road (B29 5HN), the main crime hotspot is near Spernall Grove. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bartley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pailton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pailton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pailton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gaydon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gaydon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barcheston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barcheston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barcheston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barcheston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barcheston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princethorpe Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spernall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spernall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Weoley Castle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whiston Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pailton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whiston Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ruckley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruckley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pailton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pailton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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