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

Somerville Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 1070th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 9LH) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerville Road (B10 9LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipway Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Starbank Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.