Total Crime Rate
103.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monmouth Drive area has the 60th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1286th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Monmouth Drive (B73 6JX) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monmouth Drive (B73 6JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welshmans Hill, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunchurch Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milcote Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunchurch Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunchurch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunchurch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunchurch Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunchurch Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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