Total Crime Rate

244.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 244.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birchtrees Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 330th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Birchtrees Drive (B33 0AF) in the last 12 months was 244.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% higher than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 167.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchtrees Drive (B33 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Blackmoor Croft. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchtrees Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gressel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchtrees Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gressel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakmeadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Culey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaynes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaynes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chaynes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chaynes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heritage Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heritage Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackmoor Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackmoor Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bantams Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bantams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bantams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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