Crime Rates at Augustus Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3LL

Augustus Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1160th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Augustus Road (B15 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Hartley Place. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.