Total Crime Rate

410.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

242.4 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 410.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 242.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.8 10/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 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 highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Small Heath , and the 130th 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 4DY) in the last 12 months was 410.3 per 1,000 residents and was 520.2% higher than the Small Heath average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 242.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B11 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 93 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solihull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Solihull Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Solihull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Solihull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Solihull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Solihull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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