Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Offenham Covert area has the 15th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 456th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Offenham Covert (B38 9TD) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 160.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Offenham Covert (B38 9TD), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Hurst. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Offenham Covert area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldbourne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lydbrook Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Thatch —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Thatch Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Hurst —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burford Park Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Sedgeberrow Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydbrook Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgeberrow Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgemount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgeberrow Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Glenroyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenroyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glasbury Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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