Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 1433rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (B14 6HR) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (B14 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawberry Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldrons Moor Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hambury Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doversley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercia Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moss Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chirton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chirton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hambury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linley Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dawberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dawberry Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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