Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Aldridge Road area has the 82nd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1440th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aldridge Road (B44 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldridge Road (B44 8NJ), 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 Aldridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Regina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crestwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Meadthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smalldale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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