Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 41.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Painswick Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 672nd 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 Painswick Road (B28 0HE) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% 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 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmcourt Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Painswick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmcourt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Holdens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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