Total Crime Rate

258.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.8 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 258.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kings Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 301st 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 Kings Road (B44 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 258.8 per 1,000 residents and was 127.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (B44 0UJ), 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 Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Harringay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Streatham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Streatham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harringay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harringay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Harringay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Streatham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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