Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thorn Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1260th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Thorn Road (B30 1UG) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorn Road (B30 1UG), the main crime hotspot is near Acorn Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Acorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleton Close —
Sep 2025Public order Appleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Acorn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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