Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Northfield Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1070th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Road (B17 0TA) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Road (B17 0TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fredas Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Muscott Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tibbets Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fredas Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wyckham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muscott Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fredas Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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