Total Crime Rate

115.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 115.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bernard Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1133rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bernard Road (B17 8LP) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Road (B17 8LP), 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 Bernard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fountain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fountain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Perrott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard 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 Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fountain Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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