Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 9th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 996th 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 Lichfield Road (B74 4DP) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (B74 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Badgers Bank Road. Police recorded 37 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 Lichfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Badgers Bank Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Badgers Bank Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chelsea Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishops Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Badgers Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Badgers Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Badgers Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Badgers Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Badgers Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Badgers Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Badgers Bank Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kestrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Badgers Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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