Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Simmons Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 763rd 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 Simmons Drive (B32 2UP) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simmons Drive (B32 2UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayswood Grove, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moat Meadows (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Simmons Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mayswood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moat Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edison Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edison Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Moat Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Higley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Higley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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