Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Idbury Road area has the 85th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1282nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Idbury Road (B44 8QE) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Idbury Road (B44 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Idbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oundle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lydham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A453 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A453 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Annes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Crest Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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