Total Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingstanding Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 106th 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 Kingstanding Road (B44 8JP) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingstanding Road (B44 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tysoe Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgewood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boswell Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fairford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brylan Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgewood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frenshaw Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crestwood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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