Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Primrose Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 803rd 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 Gardens (B38 9RA) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Gardens (B38 9RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warrens End, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Walk (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrens End Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Campion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Harebell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Primrose Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrens End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Marjoram Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lynfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warrens End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warrens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrens End Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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