Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blounts Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 1210th 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 Blounts Road (B23 7DE) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Gravelly Hill average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blounts Road (B23 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blounts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bleak Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elstree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draycott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambourn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draycott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stockland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bleak Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Scafell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scafell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blounts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockland Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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