Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.4 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kings Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 491st 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 0UL) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (B44 0UL), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King Charles Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranehouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Colindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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