Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 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 31.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Morris Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 452nd 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 Morris Road (B8 2EG) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Road (B8 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Bromford Lane, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foley Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morris Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Margarets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilpin Close
Apr 2026Public order Old Bromford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Bromford Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Old Bromford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Bromford Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Bromford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Margarets Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Drugs Morley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rogers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chetwynd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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