Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

City Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1318th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (B16 0PU) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (B16 0PU), the main crime hotspot is near Parkside. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Southfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaks Farm Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roach Pool Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashes Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Ashes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butler Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Laxey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Southfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Butler Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butler Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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