Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarence Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Clarence Road (B74 4LD) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Sutton Four Oaks average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Road (B74 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Four Oaks Common Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramble Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Oaks Common Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Four Oaks Common Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blackberry Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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