Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 64th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1348th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 College Road (B44 8HF) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (B44 8HF), the main crime hotspot is near Tysoe Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brylan Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fairford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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