Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 63.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walsall Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 1461st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsall Road (B74 4ND) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Sutton Four Oaks average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -7.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsall Road (B74 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Farncote Drive. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walsall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Four Oaks Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Common Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farncote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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