Crime Rates at Blakesley Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B25 8RN

Blakesley Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Sheldon , and the 851st 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 Blakesley Road (B25 8RN) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Sheldon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blakesley Road (B25 8RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoney Lane, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barn Meadow (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.