Total Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kings Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 682nd 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 Kings Road (B44 0SE) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (B44 0SE), the main crime hotspot is near Petersham Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Leamount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tottenham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Honiley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petersham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welshmans Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bendall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hatcham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parkwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkeston Crescent Under investigation
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 Waltham Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
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Data Sources

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