Crime Rates at Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B17 8LR

Portland Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1228th 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 Portland Road (B17 8LR) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (B17 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbury Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4125 (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.