Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thornby Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 803rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornby Road (B23 5DB) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornby Road (B23 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Drive. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardour Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shepherds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hales Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hurstway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardour Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hales Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Drive
Apr 2026Public order Maple Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maple Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maple Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enderby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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