Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ardencote Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 707th 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 Ardencote Road (B13 0RN) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardencote Road (B13 0RN), the main crime hotspot is near Wroxall Grove. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ardencote Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ardencote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haunch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wroxall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardencote Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wroxall Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollie Lucas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wroxall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wroxall Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haunch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haunch Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haunch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haunch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wroxall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollybank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chamberlain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hollybank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wroxall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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