Total Crime Rate
79.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stonecrop Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1414th 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 Stonecrop Close (B38 9QS) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stonecrop Close (B38 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Lynfield Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 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 | Lynfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hole Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Campion Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lynfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lynfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warrens End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selcombe Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manitoba Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hole Farm Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowsweet Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dornie Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flax Gardens | Under investigation |
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