Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Drugs 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1003rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (B33 8PG) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (B33 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Alcombe Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Garwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaw Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Old Church Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grevis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Franks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alcombe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rosemary Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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