Crime Rates at Coventry Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 1PA

Coventry Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Sheldon , and the 416th 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 (B26 1PA) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (B26 1PA), the main crime hotspot is near Gotham Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.