Crime Rate in King's Norton South, ward

King's Norton South has the 31st highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1561st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 139th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in King's Norton South in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, King's Norton South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 677 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 808 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the King's Norton South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Arrow Walk. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.