Total Crime Rate

305.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 305.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.0 10/10
  • Burglary 30.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Robbery 18.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hagley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 218th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hagley Road (B16 9RG) in the last 12 months was 305.8 per 1,000 residents and was 115.2% higher than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 159.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hagley Road (B16 9RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirling Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartley Place (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hagley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Waterworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meyrick Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Christchurch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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