Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnham Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 735th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Burnham Road (B44 8HU) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnham Road (B44 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmbridge Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hill Top Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenholm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Anstey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crestwood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Grove | Under investigation |
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