April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B44: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B44 recorded 293 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.1 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.6% compared to the same period last year.

Key Statistics

  • monitoring70.07 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment293 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 4.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

293
trending_up +11.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

70.07per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

795

Within B44 district

Birmingham

48,038

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Harringay Road Map
total: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
10
Parking Area Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
8
Newstead Road Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 2
8
Streatham Grove Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Lambeth Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 1
6
Police Station Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Other theft: 2
6
Chinley Grove Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Vehicle crime: 1
6
Boston Grove Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Possession of weapons: 1
6
Pembury Croft Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Vehicle crime: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
293 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
134
45.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
34
11.6%
Vehicle Crime
22
7.5%
Other Theft
21
7.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
14
4.8%
Shoplifting
13
4.4%
Public Order
13
4.4%
Other Crime
11
3.8%
Burglary
10
3.4%
Weapons Possession
8
2.7%
Drug Offences
6
2.0%
Robbery
5
1.7%
Theft from Person
2
0.7%

Crime Analysis: B44

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B44 (45.7%). Criminal Damage & Arson (11.6%) and Vehicle Crime (7.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B44 has fallen slightly — by 4.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B44 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +11.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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