Total Crime Rate

1320.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

436.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1320.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 436.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 356.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 271.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 199.0 10/10
  • Public order 100.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 74.9 10/10
  • Robbery 59.4 10/10
  • Other theft 54.3 10/10
  • Burglary 43.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.7 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
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

Garrard Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 18th 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 Garrard Gardens (B73 6DN) in the last 12 months was 1320.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1642.2% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 169 (≈ 436.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garrard Gardens (B73 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Garrard Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary King Edward'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Reddicroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Reddicroft —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lower Reddicroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Reddicroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Reddicroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Reddicroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garrard Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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