Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Porters Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 876th 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 Porters Drive (B14 6QD) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porters Drive (B14 6QD), the main crime hotspot is near Reaside Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porters Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reaside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brandwood Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boatmans Reach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porters Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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