Total Crime Rate

133.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roman Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 948th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Way (B15 2SL) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Way (B15 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Bullace Croft. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harborne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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