Crime Rates at Tideswell Road, Birmingham, B42 2DR

Tideswell Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Tideswell Road (B42 2DR) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tideswell Road (B42 2DR), 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.