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 37th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 884.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1067.0% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 639.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (B75 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 175 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.