Crime Rates at Gillott Road, Birmingham, B16 9LH

Gillott Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gillott Road (B16 9LH) in the last 12 months was 424.2 per 1,000 residents and was 152.6% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 277.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillott Road (B16 9LH), the main crime hotspot is near Marsland Close. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.