Total Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025College Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 750th 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 College Road (B44 0HG) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around College Road (B44 0HG), the main crime hotspot is near Perry Walk. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 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 | Public order | Foxglove Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Millbank Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossways Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Weycroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weycroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackrock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millbank Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Foxglove Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dean Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwing Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lavender Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Phoenix Rise | — |
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