Crime Rates at Hastings Road, Birmingham, B23 5AJ

Hastings Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1072nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Hastings Road (B23 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 115.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 94.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Road (B23 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near College Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Enderby Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.