Total Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plantation Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 346th 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 Plantation Drive (B75 7JQ) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plantation Drive (B75 7JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St George'S Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gunner Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Berets | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Poplar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sentry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeomans Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
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