Total Crime Rate

1248.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

361.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1248.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 512.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 361.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.9 10/10
  • Other theft 81.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 73.2 10/10
  • Robbery 65.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Burglary 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kemsley Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 19th 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 Kemsley Road (B14 5DN) in the last 12 months was 1248.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1184.7% higher than the Highter's Heath average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 361.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kemsley Road (B14 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kemsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tandy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tandy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Whitland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Henlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idmiston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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