Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 56.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yardley Wood Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Moseley , and the 995th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yardley Wood Road (B13 9JB) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Moseley average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Wood Road (B13 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Showell Green Lane. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yardley Wood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croome Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croome Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Showell Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bloomfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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