Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Painswick Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 684th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Painswick Road (B28 0HE) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Hall Green North average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Painswick Road (B28 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robin Hood Lane, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackburne Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Painswick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmcourt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gresham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamere Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robin Hood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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