Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Damar Croft area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 1348th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Damar Croft (B14 6PY) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Damar Croft (B14 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iris Drive, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valbourne Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Damar Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damar Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kelverdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Yarningale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brookfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Valbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cocksmead Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelverdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelverdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doversley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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