Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Keston Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Oscott , and the 770th 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 Keston Road (B44 9QD) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Oscott average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keston Road (B44 9QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Road, where police recorded 33 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 Keston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swains Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esher Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swains Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fernhill Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Etta Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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