Total Crime Rate

233.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 233.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Danesbury Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 390th 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 Danesbury Crescent (B44 0QS) in the last 12 months was 233.2 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 130.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Danesbury Crescent (B44 0QS), the main crime hotspot is near Danesbury Crescent. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Danesbury Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halsbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danesbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danesbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danesbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Danesbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Warren Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidcup Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halsbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crayford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halsbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halsbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ellerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ensdon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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