Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 24th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 663rd 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 2ND) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunbury Road (B31 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near Overbury Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dinmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollow Croft
Sep 2025Other crime Woodland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Old Moat Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overbury Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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