Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Orpwood Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1429th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orpwood Road (B33 8LN) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orpwood Road (B33 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holbeach Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coppenhall Grove (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orpwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Folliott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holbeach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppenhall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Orpwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Eddish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppenhall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latelow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latelow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Latelow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellmeadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Orpwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Kelynmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelynmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holbeach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Felton Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kelynmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kelynmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Orpwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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