Crime Rates at Barnsley Road, Birmingham, B17 8ED

Barnsley Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 434th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsley Road (B17 8ED) in the last 12 months was 220.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 124.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (B17 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anderson Road, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adkins Lane (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.