Total Crime Rate
73.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Emily Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1310th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Emily Gardens (B16 0ED) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emily Gardens (B16 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northbrook Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Summerfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B4135 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marroway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marroway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Summerfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Icknield Port Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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