Total Crime Rate
148.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stratford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 835th 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 9HL) in the last 12 months was 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.6% higher than the Hall Green North average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stratford Road (B28 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hall Green North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Romney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamlet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Littleover Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delamere Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gresham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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