Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 84.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St James Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 1495th lowest 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 St James Road (B75 5EH) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (B75 5EH), the main crime hotspot is near Wilmcote Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudsey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dugdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gibbons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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