Total Crime Rate
1460.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Caversham Place area has the highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 20th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Caversham Place (B73 6HW) in the last 12 months was 1460.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1614.4% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 200 (≈ 516.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caversham Place (B73 6HW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 249 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sutton Reddicap| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farthing Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farthing Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Lane | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | While Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | While Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farthing Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Farthing Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Farthing Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Deeplow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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