Crime Rates at Mostyn Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9DU

Mostyn Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 654th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Mostyn Road (B16 9DU) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mostyn Road (B16 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near Stirling Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.