Total Crime Rate
179.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stratford Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 616th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 8BG) in the last 12 months was 179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stratford Road (B28 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near Green Bank Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Billesley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillmount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Bank Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Bank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Bank Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Bank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillmount Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cubley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Bank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cubley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cubley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cubley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillmount Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arcot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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