Total Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bunbury Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 205th 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 Bunbury Road (B31 2DN) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bunbury Road (B31 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Overbury Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Allens Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dinmore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Dell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Overbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Overbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Dell | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Grange | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Grange | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heath Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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