Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 74.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bidford Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1333rd 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 Bidford Road (B31 1SA) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bidford Road (B31 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Lane. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bidford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norman Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basil Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tinkers Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Tinkers Farm Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frankley Beeches Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frankley Beeches Road —
Apr 2026Public order Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bidford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norman Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bidford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Besford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norman Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lomas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kelby Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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