Total Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarence Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 331st 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 Clarence Road (B74 4LB) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Road (B74 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chelsea Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weymouth Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sutton Four Oaks| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chelsea Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Oaks Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weymouth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friary Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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