Total Crime Rate

291.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 291.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Burglary 45.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.6 7/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 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 6th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 238th 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 Stratford Road (B28 8AT) in the last 12 months was 291.4 per 1,000 residents and was 202.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B28 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Hillmount Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillmount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillmount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cubley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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