Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 57th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1462nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 (B14 4BL) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Wood Road (B14 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haunch Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brigfield Crescent (15 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Michelle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brigfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Haunch Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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