Crime Rates at Emily Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 1BY

Emily Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 1528th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Emily Road (B26 1BY) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Sheldon average (115.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emily Road (B26 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 216 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.