Total Crime Rate

390.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 390.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.8 10/10
  • Other theft 46.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aldridge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 139th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 8NX) in the last 12 months was 390.7 per 1,000 residents and was 241.1% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldridge Road (B44 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Priestfield Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priestfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ashgrove Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringinglow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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