Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Holmesfield Road area has the 75th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1451st 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 Holmesfield Road (B42 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmesfield Road (B42 2DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Curbar Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmesfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curbar Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beeches Road —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Desford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Curbar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Curbar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trehurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chervil Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rowdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rowdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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