Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 90.1 7/10
  • Burglary 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1472nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Augustus Road (B15 3LT) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Augustus Road (B15 3LT), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hartley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Christchurch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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