Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kingston Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1093rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (B9 4JH) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Road (B9 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Bowling Green Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maxstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sarah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassett Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnford Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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