Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aldridge Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 378th 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 Aldridge Road (B44 8NR) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aldridge Road (B44 8NR), the main crime hotspot is near Delhurst Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somercotes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Delhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Delhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Delhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meadthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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