Total Crime Rate

67.5 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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bunbury Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1197th 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 2ET) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunbury Road (B31 2ET), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bunbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dinmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromford Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lindsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lindsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindsey Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromford Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Grange Under investigation
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Data Sources

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