Crime Rate in Yardley West & Stechford, ward

Yardley West & Stechford has the 11th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 3268th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 321st highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Yardley West & Stechford in the last 12 months was 71.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Yardley West & Stechford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 503 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 566 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Yardley West & Stechford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.