Crime Rates at Monument Road, Birmingham, B16 8XF

Monument Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 801st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monument Road (B16 8XF) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monument Road (B16 8XF), 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 Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.