Total Crime Rate

284.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 284.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kinwarton Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 250th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kinwarton Close (B25 8LF) in the last 12 months was 284.3 per 1,000 residents and was 156.6% higher than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 167.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kinwarton Close (B25 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 242 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 Kinwarton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Edward Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Charles Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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