Total Crime Rate
243.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sunbeam Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 362nd 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 Sunbeam Way (B33 0YN) in the last 12 months was 243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% higher than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (136.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 136.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunbeam Way (B33 0YN), the main crime hotspot is near Heritage Way. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Glebe Farm & Tile Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heritage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Heritage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heynesfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heynesfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heynesfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heritage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heritage Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heritage Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heritage Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heritage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heritage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heritage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heritage Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Heritage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heritage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rycroft Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heritage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heritage Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heritage Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bantams Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bantams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heritage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rycroft Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rycroft Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rycroft Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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