Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kinlet Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1411th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Kinlet Avenue (B31 3DN) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kinlet Avenue (B31 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Westcroft Grove. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kinlet Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dice Pleck Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dice Pleck —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shrawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmbridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ombersley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oddingley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hallow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Field Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrawley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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