Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Kathleen Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Kathleen Road (B25 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% lower than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kathleen Road (B25 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geraldine Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kathleen Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladys Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshaw Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshaw Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elgin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elgin Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elgin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elgin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kathleen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moreton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Steel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraldine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraldine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraldine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Geraldine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geraldine Road

Data Sources

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