Crime Rates at Montague Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9HR

Montague Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 932nd 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 Montague Road (B16 9HR) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 71.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Road (B16 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.