Total Crime Rate

242.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 242.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Spinney Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 364th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spinney Close (B31 2JG) in the last 12 months was 242.8 per 1,000 residents and was 126.8% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spinney Close (B31 2JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbeydale Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Farm Croft (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spinney Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beech Farm Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beech Farm Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Farm Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Abbeydale Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Abbeydale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowood Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbeydale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbeydale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Farm Croft
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Copse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Moat Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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