Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blakemore Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 358th 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 Blakemore Drive (B75 7RW) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blakemore Drive (B75 7RW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blakemore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West View Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanam Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeomans Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehouse Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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