Crime Rates at George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1NP

George Road area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1511th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around George Road (B15 1NP) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Road (B15 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near Rake Way. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.