Crime Rate in Edgbaston, ward

Edgbaston has the 5th highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 478th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 27th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Edgbaston in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Edgbaston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 979 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 23 cases , up 27.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 27.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -24.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,308 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Edgbaston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Greenfield Crescent, with 688 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hospital (282 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.