Total Crime Rate

182.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 182.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 127.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 22nd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 582nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aldridge Road (B44 8NL) in the last 12 months was 182.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldridge Road (B44 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Somercotes Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Regina Avenue Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somercotes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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