Total Crime Rate

319.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 319.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 258.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poston Croft area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 207th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Poston Croft (B14 5AB) in the last 12 months was 319.5 per 1,000 residents and was 175.4% higher than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poston Croft (B14 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Iris Drive. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poston Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iris Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broom Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wilde Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iris Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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