Crime Rate in Sparkhill, ward

Sparkhill has the 14th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 2874th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 282nd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sparkhill in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sparkhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 956 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 14 cases , down -26.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -38.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,150 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sparkhill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.