Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Culmington Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 587th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Culmington Road (B31 4JN) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Culmington Road (B31 4JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eden Close, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Avenue (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Culmington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coombes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reabrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reabrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walnut Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sunbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culmington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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