Crime Rates at Leslie Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9DX

Leslie Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 883rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leslie Road (B16 9DX) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leslie Road (B16 9DX), 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.