Total Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rough Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 673rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 0UT) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 177.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rough Road (B44 0UT), the main crime hotspot is near Streatham Grove. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingstanding| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carshalton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carshalton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Carshalton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carshalton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4149 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B4149 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Streatham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Streatham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Streatham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Streatham Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Streatham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Streatham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornsey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hornsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newstead Road | Under investigation |
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