Crime Rates at Coventry Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B25 8BJ

Coventry Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 499th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Coventry Road (B25 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (B25 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moreton Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.