Total Crime Rate

275.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 275.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 268th highest crime rate of 3,061 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 Kings Road (B11 2AB) in the last 12 months was 275.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 176.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (B11 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Blythswood Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyseley Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyseley Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Other theft Blythswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Blythswood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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