Total Crime Rate
103.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Link Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1283rd 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 Link Road (B16 0EP) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Link Road (B16 0EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Gate (44 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 | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | 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 | Burglary | East Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Summerfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Summerfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B4135 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Icknield Port Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marroway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marroway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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