Crime Rates at Kings Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 0UJ

Kings Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 414th 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 Kings Road (B44 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 189.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (B44 0UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harringay Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Streatham Grove (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.