Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Primrose Hill area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Primrose Hill (B38 9BT) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower 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 Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ).
In the area around Primrose Hill (B38 9BT), 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.
View Crime In King's Norton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentmead Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkmoor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklea Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklea Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooklea Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ernest Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenhill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Side Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Primrose Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owens Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owens Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Briar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Briar Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkmoor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrens End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Campion Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrens End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warrens End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warrens End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowsweet Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrens End | Awaiting court outcome |
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