Total Crime Rate
62.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kernthorpe Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 1090th 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 Kernthorpe Road (B14 6RA) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kernthorpe Road (B14 6RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kelverdale Grove, where police recorded 32 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brookfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kelverdale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damar Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cocksmead Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Yarningale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Valbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brandwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Doversley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelverdale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelverdale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Valbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelfield Road | Under investigation |
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