Total Crime Rate

325.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 325.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Institute Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 198th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Institute Road (B14 7EY) in the last 12 months was 325.6 per 1,000 residents and was 183.9% higher than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Institute Road (B14 7EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drayton Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Institute Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Institute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaddesby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaddesby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaddesby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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