Total Crime Rate

186.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longdales Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 583rd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Longdales Road (B38 9UQ) in the last 12 months was 186.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longdales Road (B38 9UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blossomfield Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forde Way Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longdales Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bracken Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldbourne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Blossomfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blossomfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blossomfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Acres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgemount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Driftwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batheaston Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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