Total Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rea Valley Drive area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1214th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 3XE) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rea Valley Drive (B31 3XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Staple Lodge Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shipston Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Allens Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bank Top | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tristram Avenue | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollow Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Over Brunton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Staple Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lime Tree Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staple Lodge Road | Under investigation |
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