Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 34.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Launde area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 503rd 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 The Launde (B28 0XP) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Launde (B28 0XP), the main crime hotspot is near Brompton Pool Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Launde area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Works Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brompton Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brompton Pool Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Launde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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