Total Crime Rate
56.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yardley 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croome Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croome Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Doris Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Esme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esme Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dennis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bloomfield Road | Under investigation |
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