Total Crime Rate

320.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

210.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 320.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 210.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 17.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

City Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 204th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 City Road (B17 8LD) in the last 12 months was 320.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 210.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (B17 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Carisbrooke Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary B4125 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Perrott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fountain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fountain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fountain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fountain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4125 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mayland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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