Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Church Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1056th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -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 46 crimes here, including 29 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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alcombe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Grevis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcombe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcombe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alcombe Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Church Green Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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