Total Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.6 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 162.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Longfellow Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 702nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longfellow Road (B30 1BH) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfellow Road (B30 1BH), the main crime hotspot is near Hood Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longfellow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakehouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lakehouse Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakehouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakehouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Redmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Redmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Redmead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakehouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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