Total Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swancote Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1011th 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 Swancote Road (B33 9JD) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swancote Road (B33 9JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beswick Grove, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyme Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croxton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wheatstone Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plowden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirkham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swancote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lathom Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Croxton Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingfisher Veiw | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leafield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leafield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Glebe Farm Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Farm Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Beswick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hollington Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beswick Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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