Total Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 120.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Borrowdale Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1079th 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 Borrowdale Road (B31 5QL) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borrowdale Road (B31 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norrington Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guardian Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borrowdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Guardian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Guardian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guardian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guardian Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guardian Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tetbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fitzroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fitzroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fitzroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norrington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hare Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guardian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guardian Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilden Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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