Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Iliffe Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 752nd 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 Iliffe Way (B17 0JW) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iliffe Way (B17 0JW), the main crime hotspot is near Leeson Walk. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Iliffe Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Metchley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Metchley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grasdene Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasdene Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasdene Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Metchley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rodbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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