Total Crime Rate
100.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bankes Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1371st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bankes Road (B10 9PW) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bankes Road (B10 9PW), the main crime hotspot is near Newland Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bordesley & Highgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Floyer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Newland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Newland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newland Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fourth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bankes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aubrey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aubrey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aubrey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aubrey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Floyer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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