Total Crime Rate
141.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Menin Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 900th 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 Menin Road (B13 0TT) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Menin Road (B13 0TT), the main crime hotspot is near Yardley Wood Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Billesley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sandway Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Menin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Yardley Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yardley Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yardley Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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