Total Crime Rate
189.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lydbrook Covert area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 549th 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 Lydbrook Covert (B38 9TB) in the last 12 months was 189.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lydbrook Covert (B38 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teviot Grove, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tarrington Covert (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meer End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beech Hurst | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsey Covert | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsey Covert | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kempsey Covert | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burford Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgemount Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lydbrook Covert | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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