Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Larkspur Croft area has the 28th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 771st 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 Larkspur Croft (B36 8QE) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkspur Croft (B36 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Blossom Grove. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larkspur Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Folkestone Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Goodwood Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blossom Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blossom Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blossom Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haye House Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haye House Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blossom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillinghome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillinghome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Austy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pinza Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinza Croft —
Sep 2025Other crime Palmers Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Palmers Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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