Total Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nuthurst Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 1340th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nuthurst Road (B31 4TH) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nuthurst Road (B31 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Marden Grove. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wootton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walters Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Longbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marden Grove | Under investigation |
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