Total Crime Rate
209.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 451st 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 High Street (B72 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 209.4 per 1,000 residents and was 355.3% higher than the Sutton Four Oaks average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -90.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -90.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 119.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (B72 1UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anchorage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Anchorage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King Edward'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Reddicroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Reddicroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Lower Reddicroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Reddicroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lower Reddicroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Reddicroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anchorage 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 | 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 |
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