Total Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 29.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Francis Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 412th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Francis Drive (B30 3PS) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Francis Drive (B30 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iris Drive, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookfield Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Francis Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Southern Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Brookfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dauntsey Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Southern Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southern Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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