Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 56th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1198th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (B44 0JH) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (B44 0JH), the main crime hotspot is near King Charles Court. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Charles Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Charles Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Charles Court
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sudbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homerton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banners Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finchley Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Charles Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranehouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ellerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tottenham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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