Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 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 51.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Lockwood Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 887th 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 Lockwood Road (B31 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockwood Road (B31 1QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Elmdale Grove. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kelby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lofthouse Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Heliers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lockwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kelby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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