Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 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 146.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 20th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 827th 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 3TT) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sommerfield Road (B32 3TT), the main crime hotspot is near Plough Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foredraft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Illeybrook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Foredraft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettles Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ox Leasow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Illeybrook Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Square Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakleaf Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bean Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakleaf Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clover Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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