Total Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 22.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kingswood Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Longbridge & West Heath , and the 284th 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 Kingswood Road (B31 4RP) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Longbridge & West Heath average (117.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Road (B31 4RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Munslow Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marden Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wootton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Longbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longbridge Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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