Total Crime Rate
161.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dolobran Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 707th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dolobran Road (B11 1HL) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dolobran Road (B11 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolobran Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Montgomery Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | O'Keeffe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kendal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kendal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kendal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kendal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dearman Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dearman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dearman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montgomery Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Poplar Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Poplar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Montgomery Croft | Under investigation |
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