Total Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingstanding Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 556th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 8JU) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingstanding Road (B44 8JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tysoe Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingstanding| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harbeck Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Epwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marshall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marshall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crossway Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridgewood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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