Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lofthouse Crescent area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1519th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lofthouse Crescent (B31 1QZ) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lofthouse Crescent (B31 1QZ), 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 Lofthouse Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walmesley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlyn Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Heliers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kelby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lofthouse Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lofthouse Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydney Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newlyn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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