Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sommerfield Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 908th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sommerfield Road (B32 3SR) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sommerfield Road (B32 3SR), the main crime hotspot is near Rushy Piece. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sommerfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gravel Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Glen Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stevens Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gravel Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rushy Piece Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Side Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Side Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Glen Side Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rushy Piece Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushy Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gravel Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ralphs Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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