Crime Rates at Princess Alice Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6RD

Princess Alice Drive area has the highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 39th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Princess Alice Drive (B73 6RD) in the last 12 months was 813.9 per 1,000 residents and was 610.6% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 167.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Alice Drive (B73 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.