Total Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Staple Hall Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1163rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Staple Hall Road (B31 3TH) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Staple Hall Road (B31 3TH), the main crime hotspot is near Abbeydale Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Allens Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbeydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeydale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowood Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollow Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abbeydale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Abbeydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chesterfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Over Brunton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bank Top | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bank Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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