Total Crime Rate
192.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yardley Wood Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 553rd 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 Yardley Wood Road (B13 0HN) in the last 12 months was 192.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.3% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 390.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yardley Wood Road (B13 0HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yardley Wood Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bondfield Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Billesley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Menin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yardley Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Yardley Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bondfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yardley Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Capcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandway Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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