Crime Rates at Vernon Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9SG

Vernon Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1466th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Road (B16 9SG) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (B16 9SG), the main crime hotspot is near Stirling Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.