Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsley Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 945th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Kingsley Road (B12 8NA) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Road (B12 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conrad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Conrad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Timbers Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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