Total Crime Rate

195.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 195.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Welcombe Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 512th 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 Welcombe Drive (B76 1ND) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 157.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welcombe Drive (B76 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Close. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Welcombe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Close —
Apr 2026Public order Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Allendale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trident Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trident Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crawford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crawford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Checkley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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