Total Crime Rate
181.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Culmington 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sunbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culmington Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Walnut Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bittell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bittell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coombes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reabrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Reabrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Culmington Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Longbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culmington Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Close | Under investigation |
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