Crime Rates at Elswick Road, Birmingham, B44 0JG

Elswick Road area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1288th 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 Elswick Road (B44 0JG) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elswick Road (B44 0JG), 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.