Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 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 129.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cypress Way area has the 39th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 974th 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 Cypress Way (B31 4JD) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cypress Way (B31 4JD), 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 Cypress Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order William Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Impey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverpark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverpark Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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