Total Crime Rate
117.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blythsford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 1110th 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 Blythsford Road (B28 0US) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher than the Hall Green North average (75.3 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blythsford Road (B28 0US), the main crime hotspot is near Newborough Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 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 | Other crime | Baldwins Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilcote Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilcote Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baldwins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blythsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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