Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 32.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nearhill Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 468th 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 Nearhill Road (B38 8LB) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nearhill Road (B38 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blossomfield Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headley Croft (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nearhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blossomfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grange Farm Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Park West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Waggon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waggon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waggon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waggon Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glenwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Headley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Headley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alborn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Glenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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