Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 40th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1149th 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 8BH) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B28 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 37 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tetley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillmount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillmount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bromyard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Colgreave Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cubley Road Local resolution
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cubley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colgreave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bankside

Data Sources

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