Total Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Aldridge Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 809th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aldridge Road (B44 8BH) in the last 12 months was 152.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldridge Road (B44 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Cranleigh Place. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aldridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiremill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Cranleigh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmbridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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