Total Crime Rate
109.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1210th 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 York Road (B28 8BA) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Road (B28 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Lyncroft Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 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 theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Silverlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgcombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welby Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brooklands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hall Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyncroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shaftmoor Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shaftmoor Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cateswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cateswell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cateswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cateswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shaftmoor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shaftmoor Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whisley Brook Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whisley Brook Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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