Total Crime Rate

350.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 350.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Yardley Green Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 176th 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 Yardley Green Road (B9 5JL) in the last 12 months was 350.6 per 1,000 residents and was 249.2% higher than the Heartlands average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 238.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Green Road (B9 5JL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 475 crimes here, including 357 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yardley Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Brailes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brailes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alveston Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alveston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alveston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Bromwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yardley Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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