Crime Rates at Skipton Road, Birmingham, B16 8JL

Skipton Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 296th 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 Skipton Road (B16 8JL) in the last 12 months was 260.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 285.7% 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 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rann Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.