Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Peplins Way area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 908th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peplins Way (B30 3NP) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peplins Way (B30 3NP), the main crime hotspot is near Parsons Mews. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peplins Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colleen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Midhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Midhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marjorie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Marjorie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsons Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parsons Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parsons Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsons Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsons Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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