Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 17.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 43rd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1041st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (B73 5AD) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (B73 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Chinley Grove. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 29 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Parkwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkeston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rivington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chinley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chinley Grove —
Sep 2025Other crime Leamount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Honiley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petersham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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