Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.0 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 173.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kempson Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 637th 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 Kempson Road (B36 8LP) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kempson Road (B36 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Moatmead Walk. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kempson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Scotchings
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moatmead Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Riddfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drylea Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drylea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Papyrus Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papyrus Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papyrus Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papyrus Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hillcross Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moatmead Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Scotchings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Scotchings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Scotchings Under investigation

Data Sources

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