Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Herons Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1140th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Herons Way (B29 6TR) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herons Way (B29 6TR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Birmingham

Crime Over Time in Herons Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falconhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lepid Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poole Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poole Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rodbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falconhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reservoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑