Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.8 6/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Road area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1198th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Howard Road (B14 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (B14 7PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hazelhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Featherstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbots Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbots Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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