Total Crime Rate

191.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 191.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Burglary 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lynfield Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 534th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynfield Close (B38 9RL) in the last 12 months was 191.1 per 1,000 residents and was 106.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynfield Close (B38 9RL), 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 Lynfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flax Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hole Farm Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lynfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hole Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wast Hill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Gardens 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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