Total Crime Rate

60.8 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lakes Road area has the 74th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1069th 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 Lakes Road (B23 7UH) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakes Road (B23 7UH), the main crime hotspot is near Cygnet Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cygnet Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkhouse Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellis Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Daisy Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenneth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kenneth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ercall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lydham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyrley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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