Total Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rockland Drive area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1200th 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 Rockland Drive (B33 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rockland Drive (B33 9DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Flaxley Parkway. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flaxley Parkway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flaxley Parkway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Flaxley Parkway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Flaxley Parkway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Flaxley Parkway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flaxley Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flaxley Parkway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flaxley Parkway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Flintway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flaxley Parkway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flaxley Parkway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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