Total Crime Rate
2.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beeches Road area has the lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 2nd 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 Beeches Road (B42 2QS) in the last 12 months was 2.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.9% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Beeches Road (B42 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deer Park Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somercotes Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deer Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chervil Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grindleford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somercotes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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