Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finchley Road area has the 79th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1517th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (B44 0JE) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (B44 0JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tottenham Crescent, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rawdon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawdon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elswick Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bexley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensdon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eltham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finchley Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homerton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ellerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tottenham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Grove Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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