Total Crime Rate

151.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 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 151.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Walnut Way area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 785th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Way (B31 4ES) in the last 12 months was 151.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Way (B31 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Longbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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