Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mere Green Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 215th 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 Mere Green Road (B75 5DB) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mere Green Road (B75 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roughley Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilmcote Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Streather Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Roughley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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