Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Staple Lodge Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1463rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Staple Lodge Road (B31 3HG) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staple Lodge Road (B31 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Johns Court, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowood Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Staple Lodge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Morelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Bank Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hobbis Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houldey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Morelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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