Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holland Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 669th 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 Holland Road (B72 1RE) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holland Road (B72 1RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farthing Lane (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farthing Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Pools Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Farthing Pools Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farthing Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farthing Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farthing Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farthing Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | While Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | While Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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