Total Crime Rate

155.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 155.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 785th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Simmons Drive (B32 2UR) in the last 12 months was 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simmons Drive (B32 2UR), the main crime hotspot is near Rickyard Piece. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simmons Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Moat Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dufton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dufton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Higley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Higley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moat Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bolney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Martley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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