Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 21.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Rowdale Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowdale Road (B42 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowdale Road (B42 2DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Rise, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perry Park Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gainsborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Monsal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monsal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marathon Point Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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