Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kitwell Lane area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1279th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kitwell Lane (B32 4DA) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitwell Lane (B32 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winwoods Grove, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kitswell Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kitwell Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitswell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bucknall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Doddington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ludford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ludford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winwoods Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winwoods Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winwoods Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winwoods Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winwoods Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Farm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Farm Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winwoods Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clent Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clent Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clent Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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