Total Crime Rate

149.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Culmington Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 830th highest 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 Culmington Road (B31 4JN) in the last 12 months was 149.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% higher than the King's Norton North average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Culmington Road (B31 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Eden Close. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Culmington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stokesay Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stokesay Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stokesay Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Eden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stokesay Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grayswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eden Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eden Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tollgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reabrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coney Green Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sunbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bittell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culmington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Culmington Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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