Total Crime Rate

221.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 221.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caversham Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 407th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Caversham Road (B44 0TH) in the last 12 months was 221.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caversham Road (B44 0TH), the main crime hotspot is near Streatham Grove. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caversham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hurlingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carshalton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carshalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sidcup Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Landswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranehouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leyton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Streatham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Balham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Balham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Streatham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Streatham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Streatham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Streatham Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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