Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 88.7 7/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Augustus Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1505th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Augustus Road (B15 3LL) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Augustus Road (B15 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Hartley Place. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Augustus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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