Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Lawrence Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sutton Walmley & Minworth , and the 880th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Drive (B76 9AX) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Sutton Walmley & Minworth average (47.5 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 Criminal damage and arson 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 Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Drive (B76 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Redmoor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hurst Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wishaw Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redmoor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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