Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rea Valley Drive area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1256th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rea Valley Drive (B31 3XA) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Allens Cross average (102.3 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 Criminal damage and arson 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rea Valley Drive (B31 3XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Croft, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shipston Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rea Valley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Old Bank Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Open Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hobbis Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houldey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesterfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Staple Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Morelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Morelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookes Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Tree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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