Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingstanding Road area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 832nd 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 Kingstanding Road (B44 8LB) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingstanding Road (B44 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Westward Close. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingstanding Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frenshaw Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rodwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rodwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stowell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbeck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westward Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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