Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lydney Grove area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1220th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Lydney Grove (B31 1RB) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -38.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lydney Grove (B31 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Newlyn Road. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lockwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kelby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Top Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Inverness Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Inverness Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Heliers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lofthouse Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kelby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newlyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newlyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newlyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newlyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newlyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilary Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tinkers Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Top Road | Under investigation |
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