Total Crime Rate

154.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 792nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (B28 0TB) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (B28 0TB), the main crime hotspot is near Sandmere Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willson Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Greenaleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willson Croft Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willson Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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