Total Crime Rate
111.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marston Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1183rd 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 Marston Road (B29 5NB) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Bartley Green average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 38.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marston Road (B29 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longbow Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor House Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milcote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longbow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bentley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulbrook Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilmington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilmington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilmington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ackleton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor House Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milcote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ackleton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Court Farm Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunstall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shipley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Court Farm Way | Local resolution |
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