Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rough Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 625th 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 Rough Road (B44 0UP) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ).

In the area around Rough Road (B44 0UP), 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 Rough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Robbery Harringay Road 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 2026Other theft Beacon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harringay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Road Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Harringay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harringay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Streatham Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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