Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Verbena Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1257th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Verbena Road (B31 1NG) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verbena Road (B31 1NG), the main crime hotspot is near Veronica Close. Police recorded 19 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 Verbena Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coln Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Veronica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cornbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wirral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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