Total Crime Rate

42.3 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 42.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

St Laurence Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 691st 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 St Laurence Road (B31 2AU) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Laurence Road (B31 2AU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Laurence Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dinmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Nigel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maryland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Josephs Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welches Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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