Total Crime Rate

195.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.5 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 195.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Longwood Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 509th 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 Longwood Road (B45 9NG) in the last 12 months was 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longwood Road (B45 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malcolm Grove, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longwood Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eachway Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eachway Farm Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Saville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fossil Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stilthouse Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharps Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leach Heath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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