Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Old Abbey Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 729th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Abbey Gardens (B17 0JS) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Abbey Gardens (B17 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 463 crimes here, including 309 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Abbey Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeson Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leeson Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Metchley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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