Total Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 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 128.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 26th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 985th 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 4NP) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitwell Lane (B32 4NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clent Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dudnill Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kitwell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Dudnill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudnill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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