Total Crime Rate
38.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saracen Drive area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 609th 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 Saracen Drive (B75 7HF) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Sutton Reddicap average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saracen Drive (B75 7HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falcon Lodge Crescent, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colmore Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falcon Lodge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sentry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Berets | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeomans Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barrack Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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