Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lichfield Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 532nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (B74 4DH) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (B74 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ethelred Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sara Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crockford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sara Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sara Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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