Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7QL

Vicarage Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 1025th 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 Vicarage Road (B14 7QL) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (B14 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A435 (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.