Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burley Way area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1465th 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 Burley Way (B38 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the King's Norton North average (92.4 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burley Way (B38 8JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ivyhouse Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Littlemead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivyhouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemead Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waggon Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orwell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Orwell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waggon Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Waggon Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fryer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ivyhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivyhouse Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lilley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lilley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilley Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waggon Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tomlan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Exe Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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