Total Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingfisher Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 194th 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 Kingfisher Way (B30 1TG) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingfisher Way (B30 1TG), the main crime hotspot is near Langleys Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kestrel Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Acorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westholme Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langleys Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Langleys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Langleys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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