Total Crime Rate

379.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 379.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Robbery 43.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Thistledown Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 156th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thistledown Road (B34 7EG) in the last 12 months was 379.9 per 1,000 residents and was 199.4% higher than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistledown Road (B34 7EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgeman Croft, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brownfield Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thistledown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyberry Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Croft Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Timberley Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyberry Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollyberry Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawcroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawcroft Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pencroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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