Total Crime Rate

296.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 296.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

School Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 235th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 School Road (B28 8HT) in the last 12 months was 296.5 per 1,000 residents and was 207.3% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 157.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (B28 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Green, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hazelmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Silverlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Close Under investigation
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 Welby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambrai Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cambrai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamlet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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