Total Crime Rate
163.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 691st 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 Victoria Road (B72 1SN) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (B72 1SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Riland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upper Holland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coleshill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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