Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Primrose Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1038th 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 Primrose Gardens (B38 9RA) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Gardens (B38 9RA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lynfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hole Farm Way —
Apr 2026Public order Hole Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warrens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manitoba Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flax Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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