Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bluebell Crescent area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 561st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bluebell Crescent (B42 2FS) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bluebell Crescent (B42 2FS), the main crime hotspot is near Deer Park Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bluebell Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forger Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Scarsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Desford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Scarsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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