Crime Rates at Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 1AN

Stratford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stratford Road (B11 1AN) in the last 12 months was 423.6 per 1,000 residents and was 227.5% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 248.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B11 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spark Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braithwaite Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.