Total Crime Rate
141.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dormston Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 898th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Dormston Drive (B29 5XD) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% higher than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dormston Drive (B29 5XD), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bartley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harts Green Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinnerton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blakemore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brinklow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brinklow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonebrook Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonebrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonebrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinnerton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kinnerton Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Salwarpe Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hatherton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ludstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Napton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hatherton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ludstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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