Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 140.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

City Road area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 890th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 City Road (B16 0NN) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (B16 0NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moilliett Street, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Twyning Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moilliett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hallewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moilliett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicket Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Twyning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rotton Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brixham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paignton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paignton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gillott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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