Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1090th 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 Sycamore Road (B30 2AD) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (B30 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Sandpits Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Sandpits Under investigation

Data Sources

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