Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burford Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 556th 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 Burford Road (B44 8ED) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burford Road (B44 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westward Close, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Westward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridgewood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oundle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stowell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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