Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lapworth Drive area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 697th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lapworth Drive (B73 6QG) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapworth Drive (B73 6QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welshmans Hill, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunchurch Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lapworth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Parkwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leamount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Honiley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welshmans Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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