Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Burglary 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kings Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 799th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Kings Road (B44 9HP) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% higher than the Oscott average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (B44 9HP), the main crime hotspot is near Privet Close. Police recorded 30 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 Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Privet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gailey Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gailey Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gailey Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Privet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B4149 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Privet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brompton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lambeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shady Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherhouse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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