Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Highter's Heath , and the 1344th 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 Yardley Wood Road (B14 4LD) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Highter's Heath average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Wood Road (B14 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Langstone Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hytall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gorleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Navenby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Goodrest Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambscote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambscote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenslade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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