Total Crime Rate
135.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns Wood area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 923rd 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 St Johns Wood (B45 8DL) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Wood (B45 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elliot Gardens, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadvale Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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