Total Crime Rate
203.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Villas area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 506th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Park Villas (B9 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 203.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Villas (B9 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdon Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sarah Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quigley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Maxstoke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Towpath Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Towpath Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mease Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Langdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Emmeline Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gray Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmacre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Barr Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmacre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarah Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarah Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarah Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keer Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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