Total Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thurlestone Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thurlestone Road (B31 4LS) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Longbridge & West Heath average (117.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -98.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thurlestone Road (B31 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falfield Grove (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Falfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crowhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crowhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Falfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Falfield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Falfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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