Total Crime Rate
100.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marston Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 1320th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marston Road (B29 5ND) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower 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 15 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marston Road (B29 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near Shenley Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cowslip Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longbow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longbow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunstall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Court Farm Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meaburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkestone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkestone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shenley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Court Farm Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shipley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowslip Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowslip Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meaburn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ackleton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulbrook Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bentley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ackleton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milcote Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milcote Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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