Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.1 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 149.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

York Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 800th 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 8BB) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (B28 8BB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Arcot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Silverlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shaftmoor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shaftmoor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shaftmoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cateswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cateswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cateswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cateswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shaftmoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whisley Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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