Total Crime Rate

279.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 279.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Other theft 37.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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

Yardley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 257th 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 Yardley Road (B25 8LT) in the last 12 months was 279.9 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% higher than the Acocks Green average (140.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Road (B25 8LT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 242 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yardley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charles Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Edward Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadyates Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadyates Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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