Crime Rates at Brandwood Crescent, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3QQ

Brandwood Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 841st 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 Brandwood Crescent (B30 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brandwood Crescent (B30 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iris Drive, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelverdale Grove (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.