Total Crime Rate

541.2 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 541.2 10/10
  • Other theft 164.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Yew Tree Cottages area has the highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 76th 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 Yew Tree Cottages (B14 5EN) in the last 12 months was 541.2 per 1,000 residents and was 466.0% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Cottages (B14 5EN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitland Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarrington Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarrington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarrington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarrington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarrington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millpool Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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