Crime Rates at Skipton Road, Birmingham, B16 8JL

Skipton Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 315th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Skipton Road (B16 8JL) in the last 12 months was 260.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 207.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skipton Road (B16 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plough And Harrow Road, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rann Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.