Total Crime Rate
242.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spinney 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.
View Crime In Allens Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beech Farm Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beech Farm Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Farm Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abbeydale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abbeydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowood Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbeydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Farm Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Copse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Old Moat Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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