Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bradfield Road area has the 65th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1350th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradfield Road (B42 2RT) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradfield Road (B42 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Somercotes Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Paper Mill End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paper Mill End Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paper Mill End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bradfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smalldale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somercotes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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