Total Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leamount Drive area has the 68th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 913th 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 Leamount Drive (B44 0SG) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leamount Drive (B44 0SG), 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tottenham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Honiley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honiley Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivington Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petersham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatcham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatcham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tottenham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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