Crime Rates at Ilmington Road, Birmingham, B29 5LJ

Ilmington Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 938th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ilmington Road (B29 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilmington Road (B29 5LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Square. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.