Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • 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 · 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 19th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1207th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (B16 0PU), the main crime hotspot is near Southfield Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicket Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shenstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Laxey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laxey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laxey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert James Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stag Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rotton Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mayland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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