Crime Rates at Blackthorn Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 1SD

Blackthorn Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1523rd 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 Blackthorn Road (B30 1SD) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Road (B30 1SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cob Lane, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.