Total Crime Rate
70.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parkside Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 1233rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Parkside Way (B31 5ES) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Frankley Great Park average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkside Way (B31 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coriander Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowles Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Frankley Great Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Larch Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knowles Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlam Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlam Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bedlam Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Drumlin Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlam Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgebourne Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Park Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tarragon Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tarragon Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlam Wood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Wood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coriander Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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