Total Crime Rate
56.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Towyn Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1001st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Towyn Road (B13 9NA) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Towyn Road (B13 9NA), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 37 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 | Stratford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Passey Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Passey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Passey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Passey Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bankside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laceby Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Stratford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Passey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellesley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colgreave Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colgreave Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Towyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towyn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tenby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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