Crime Rates at Somerville Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9LG

Somerville Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 882nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerville Road (B10 9LG) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Heartlands average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerville Road (B10 9LG), the main crime hotspot is near Ravensdale Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.