Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Old Barn Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1268th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Barn Road (B30 1PY) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Barn Road (B30 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Charfield Close. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 185 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Barn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Charfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hay Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hay Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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