Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kitwell Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1280th 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 Kitwell Lane (B32 4AN) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitwell Lane (B32 4AN), the main crime hotspot is near Winwoods Grove. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kitwell Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dudnill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudnill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clent Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winwoods Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudnill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudnill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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