Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lingfield Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 531st 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 Lingfield Avenue (B44 9TX) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Avenue (B44 9TX), the main crime hotspot is near Swinbrook Grove. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Swinbrook Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Templeton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oscott Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Templeton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodlington Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Corbridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lingfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Southgate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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