Crime Rates at Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9JD

Portland Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1314th 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 Portland Road (B16 9JD) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (B16 9JD), 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.