Total Crime Rate

398.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 398.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.2 8/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dormington Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 140th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Dormington Road (B44 9LN) in the last 12 months was 398.6 per 1,000 residents and was 250.9% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 184.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dormington Road (B44 9LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsland Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dormington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wandsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlehouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlehouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettlehouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Templeton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dormington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boyton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Templeton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blythe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fernhill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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