Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 14.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Four Oaks Common Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Four Oaks Common Road (B74 4NN) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Four Oaks Common Road (B74 4NN), 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 Four Oaks Common Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heathfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farncote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Common Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Four Oaks Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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