Total Crime Rate

222.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rivington Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 427th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rivington Crescent (B44 0PL) in the last 12 months was 222.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 236.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 126.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 192.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rivington Crescent (B44 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Chinley Grove. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rivington Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkeston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Leamount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petersham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chinley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chinley Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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