Crime Rates at Longstone Road, Birmingham, B42 2DP

Longstone Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 208th 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 Longstone Road (B42 2DP) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longstone Road (B42 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curbar Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trehurst Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.