Total Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashworth Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 708th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Ashworth Road (B42 2RB) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashworth Road (B42 2RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caddick Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowman Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingstanding| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caddick Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beasley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hall End Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bowman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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