Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Goldsmith Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 1263rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldsmith Road (B14 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (B14 7EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leveret Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Institute Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bagnell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Florence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Florence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Drayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Institute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Institute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nutgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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