Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 73.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Burnham Road area has the 90th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1309th 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 Burnham Road (B44 8HX) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnham Road (B44 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Birkenshaw Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Anstey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Knebworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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