Total Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Butler Way 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 Butler Way (B16 0QU) 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 Butler Way (B16 0QU), 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shenstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Southfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wicket Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mayland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shenstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bainbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stag Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glencoe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glencoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glencoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laxey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laxey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laxey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laxey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bowler Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gate Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Laundry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert James Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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