Total Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Iliffe Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1084th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Iliffe Way (B17 0JW) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Iliffe Way (B17 0JW), the main crime hotspot is near Leeson Walk. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edgbaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leeson Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeson Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeson Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Metchley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Metchley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeson Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeson Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rodbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeson Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeson Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hilldrop Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leeson Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeson Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeson Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Metchley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Metchley Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Metchley Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Metchley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Metchley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilldrop Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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