Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 181.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Lichfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 589th 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 Lichfield Road (B74 2UH) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 294.7% 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 Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (B74 2UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Fordrough Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Fordrough —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4151 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B4151 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Midgley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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