Crime Rate in Ladywood, ward

Ladywood has the highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 58th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 4th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ladywood in the last 12 months was 383.0 per 1,000 residents and was 197.0% higher than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ladywood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4,974 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 112 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6,626 (≈ 177.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ladywood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 1022 crimes here, including 493 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.