Total Crime Rate
135.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 927th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Church Road (B31 2LB) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% higher than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (B31 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Northfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Stone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rochester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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