Total Crime Rate
55.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plumstead Road area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 969th 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 Plumstead Road (B44 0EA) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plumstead Road (B44 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Danesbury Crescent. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingstanding| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epping Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Halsbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulwich Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warren Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulwell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ralph Barlow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chingford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chingford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chingford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Danesbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsbury Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halsbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aylesbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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