Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B44 8QL
How much crime is recorded in B44 8QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingstanding South West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,884 (2024)
B44 8QLBirmingham
How safe is B44 8QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B44 8QL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B44 8QLNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Burglary9.29.1
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft2.44.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.