Total Crime Rate

269.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 269.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Exe Croft area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 274th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Exe Croft (B31 3LB) in the last 12 months was 269.4 per 1,000 residents and was 191.5% higher 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 Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exe Croft (B31 3LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Exe Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlemead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houldey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnlea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exe Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnlea Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lilley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Fordrough Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Fordrough Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fryer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlemead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ivyhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivyhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivyhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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