Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vicarage Close area has the 76th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1524th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Close (B42 2QU) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Close (B42 2QU), the main crime hotspot is near Somercotes Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grindleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somercotes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smalldale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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