Total Crime Rate

313.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 313.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Boldmere Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 216th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5UP) in the last 12 months was 313.7 per 1,000 residents and was 173.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 161.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boldmere Road (B73 5UP), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heathlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Jockey Road 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 2025Burglary Union Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boldmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wakefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wakefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amos Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Redacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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