Crime Rates at Sandwood Drive, Birmingham, B44 8SD

Sandwood Drive area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 987th 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 Sandwood Drive (B44 8SD) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandwood Drive (B44 8SD), the main crime hotspot is near Westward Close. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.