Total Crime Rate

343.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 343.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 174th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yardley Wood Road (B14 4BN) in the last 12 months was 343.9 per 1,000 residents and was 276.4% higher than the Highter's Heath average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 132.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Wood Road (B14 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 19 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
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendeen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneyford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendeen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Janice Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Janice Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodrest Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Woodleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Woodleys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Woodleys Under investigation

Data Sources

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