Crime Rates at River Lee Road, Birmingham, B11 2JG

River Lee Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Small Heath , and the 1130th 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 River Lee Road (B11 2JG) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Small Heath average (65.0 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Lee Road (B11 2JG), the main crime hotspot is near Medina Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.