Total Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.3 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Kensington Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Kensington Road (B29 7LW) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Kensington Road (B29 7LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pebworth Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobbs Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobbs Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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