Total Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worthen Grove area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1202nd 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 Worthen Grove (B31 3SU) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worthen Grove (B31 3SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfax Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highcrest Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turves Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Turves Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Turves Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Titterstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clunbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clunbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Longbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clunbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beeches Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beeches Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beeches Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clee Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clee Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clee Road | Under investigation |
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