Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stratford Road area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1288th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stratford Road (B28 8BH) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B28 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 44 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
Sep 2025Other theft Cubley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromyard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stratford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bromyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bromyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cubley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bromyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cubley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromyard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stratford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stratford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmount Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leominster Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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