Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parkeston Crescent area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 842nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Parkeston Crescent (B44 0PG) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkeston Crescent (B44 0PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatcham Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rivington Crescent (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parkeston Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Honiley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twickenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twickenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tottenham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Homerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Homerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waltham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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