Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lockwood Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 640th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Lockwood Road (B31 1QE) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockwood Road (B31 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Newlyn Road. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lockwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kelby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenvale Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenvale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bentham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Road
Sep 2025Other theft Sir Herbert Austin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wasdale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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