Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Road area has the 79th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1487th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (B44 8HD) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (B44 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A453, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boswell Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Epwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A453 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lydham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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