Total Crime Rate

364.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

229.0 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 364.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 229.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Kempsey Covert area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 169th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Kempsey Covert (B38 9TP) in the last 12 months was 364.5 per 1,000 residents and was 294.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 229.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kempsey Covert (B38 9TP), the main crime hotspot is near Thistle Green. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kempsey Covert area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thistle Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thistle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Moatway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistle Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistle Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatchway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crab Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Moatway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kempsey Covert Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Moatway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydbrook Covert Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mersey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mersey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glenroyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mersey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mersey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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