Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 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 74.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lakes Road area has the 87th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1329th 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 Lakes Road (B23 7UP) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakes Road (B23 7UP), the main crime hotspot is near Cygnet Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lydham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cygnet Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cygnet Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cygnet Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilsley Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilsley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faulkners Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Suffield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Suffield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millwards End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ipsley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ercall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Millwards End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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