Total Crime Rate

252.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Other crime 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boswell Road area has the highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 343rd 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 Boswell Road (B74 2NB) in the last 12 months was 252.1 per 1,000 residents and was 427.9% higher than the Sutton Four Oaks average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 134.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boswell Road (B74 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchorage Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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