Crime Rates at The Ring, Yardley, Birmingham, B25 8QD

The Ring area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 1125th 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 The Ring (B25 8QD) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Heartlands average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ring (B25 8QD), the main crime hotspot is near Mintern Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.