Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blakeland Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 663rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blakeland Road (B44 8AR) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blakeland Road (B44 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Marine Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blakeland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crossway Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiremill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Blakeland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Blakeland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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