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

Augustus Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 363rd 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 Augustus Road (B15 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 243.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Augustus Road (B15 3NJ), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.