Total Crime Rate
170.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rectory Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 648th 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 Rectory Road (B75 7RU) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 125.1% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Road (B75 7RU), the main crime hotspot is near Rectory Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rectory Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollyfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rectory Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West View Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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