Crime Rates at Warwick Crest, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2LH

Warwick Crest area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 707th 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 Warwick Crest (B15 2LH) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warwick Crest (B15 2LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ampton Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashley Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.