Crime Rates at College Road, Birmingham, B44 0AL

College Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 210th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (B44 0AL) in the last 12 months was 313.6 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 180.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (B44 0AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chinley Grove, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rivington Crescent (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.