Crime Rates at Blackberry Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4JE

Blackberry Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackberry Lane (B74 4JE) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackberry Lane (B74 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farncote Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walsall Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.