Total Crime Rate

231.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 398th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (B25 8HR) in the last 12 months was 231.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 160.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (B25 8HR), the main crime hotspot is near Shipway Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shipway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Speedwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Speedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Speedwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs George Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Speedwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime George Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Speedwell Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shipway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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