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

Vicarage Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1066th 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 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (B14 7QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.