Crime Rates at Sedgemere Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B26 2AU

Sedgemere Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 203rd 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 Sedgemere Road (B26 2AU) in the last 12 months was 323.6 per 1,000 residents and was 193.9% higher than the Garretts Green average (110.1 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 Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sedgemere Road (B26 2AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Averill Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadstone Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.