Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lock Drive area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1450th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lock Drive (B33 8AB) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lock Drive (B33 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lock Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stechford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Halkett Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Halkett Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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