Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hylda Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 1079th 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 Hylda Road (B20 3TU) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the Birchfield average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hylda Road (B20 3TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestley Close, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Vale (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Priestley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanier Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | David Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanier Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Robert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Robert Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Robert Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Robert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aspen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | David Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Priestley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Priestley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Priestley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Denewood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Denewood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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