Total Crime Rate

266.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 266.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stratford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 281st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Stratford Road (B11 4DA) in the last 12 months was 266.0 per 1,000 residents and was 253.4% higher than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B11 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Colgreave Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Solihull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Solihull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Solihull Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Solihull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Passey Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Towyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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