Total Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beaks Hill Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 602nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beaks Hill Road (B38 8BL) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaks Hill Road (B38 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Hill Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grange Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Hill Road | Under investigation |
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