Total Crime Rate
687.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pershore Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 49th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pershore Road (B30 2YT) in the last 12 months was 687.3 per 1,000 residents and was 598.3% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 124.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pershore Road (B30 2YT), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwell Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournville & Cotteridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hazelwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazelwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ten Acre Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ten Acres End | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ten Acres End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ten Acres End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ribblesdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Church Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windrush Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ripple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bewdley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewdley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darris Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bewdley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hazelwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hazelwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hazelwell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Darris Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
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