Total Crime Rate
78.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Billingsley Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1388th 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 Billingsley Road (B26 2EB) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Billingsley Road (B26 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near Garretts Green Lane. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Packwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garretts Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brinsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollyfaste Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rotherfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garretts Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garretts Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garretts Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheldon Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Garretts Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newells Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Este Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Este Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westcott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Billingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corrie Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corrie Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brinsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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