Total Crime Rate

169.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 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 169.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Thirlmere Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 651st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thirlmere Drive (B13 9QL) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlmere Drive (B13 9QL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thirlmere Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heythrop Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heythrop Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gracewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gracewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanshurst Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thirlmere Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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