Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kemshead Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 862nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kemshead Avenue (B31 2SG) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kemshead Avenue (B31 2SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grigg Grove (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kemshead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daffodil Way | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cypress Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grigg Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grigg Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Roundabout | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broughton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broughton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broughton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemshead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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