Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Petersfield Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 176th 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 Petersfield Road (B28 0AR) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Petersfield Road (B28 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambrai Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonerwood Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonerwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambrai Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambrai Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambrai Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Romney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Palmcourt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delamere Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stonerwood Avenue | Under investigation |
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