Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Downton Crescent area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 893rd highest 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 Downton Crescent (B33 0HG) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (136.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downton Crescent (B33 0HG), the main crime hotspot is near Briddsland Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craneberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craneberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Metlin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craneberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craneberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craneberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Craneberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briddsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briddsland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briddsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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