Total Crime Rate

159.2 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 159.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Burglary 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Yardley Wood Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 756th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yardley Wood Road (B13 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Wood Road (B13 9JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wake Green Park, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yardley Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Agnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ashleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belle Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belle Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belle Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Agnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Agnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hayfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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