Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stratford Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 726th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Stratford Road (B28 8AF) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B28 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Bank Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Silverlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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