Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Boldmere Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1070th highest 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 Boldmere Road (B73 5UD) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5UD), the main crime hotspot is near Union Drive. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boldmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Union Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Glebe Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amos Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boldmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heathlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Union Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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