Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Fold area has the 29th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 947th 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 The Fold (B38 9BL) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the King's Norton North average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fold (B38 9BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warrens End, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenhill Drive (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Fold area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooklea Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owens Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bentmead Grove
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Primrose Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owens Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenhill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gildas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklea Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenhill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklea Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ernest Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canal Side Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warrens End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warrens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrens End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrens End Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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