Total Crime Rate

935.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 935.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 498.2 10/10
  • Public order 104.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.8 10/10
  • Other theft 75.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.8 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 6BG) 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 6BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnard Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotysmore Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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