Crime Rates at Bedford Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6BE

Bedford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (B75 6BE) in the last 12 months was 935.0 per 1,000 residents and was 998.0% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 617.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (B75 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.