Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Thaxted Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 1060th 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 Thaxted Road (B33 9UP) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thaxted Road (B33 9UP), the main crime hotspot is near Gressel Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thaxted Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Millfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulwych Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Metlin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Metlin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gressel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gressel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Hall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leycroft Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleview Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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