Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 431st 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 Maple Road (B72 1JP) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Sutton Reddicap average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Road (B72 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near While Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | While Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | While Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | While Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coles Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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