Total Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mulberry Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Mulberry Road (B30 1SY) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mulberry Road (B30 1SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Park Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackthorn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hay Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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