Total Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Staple Lodge Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1285th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the King's Norton North average (100.6 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staple Lodge Road (B31 3HG), the main crime hotspot is near St Johns Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Staple Lodge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Over Brunton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Houldey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Morelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chesterfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowood Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Houldey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kelvin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bank Top Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bank Top Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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