Crime Rates at Dolphin Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 3LR

Dolphin Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1050th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dolphin Road (B11 3LR) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolphin Road (B11 3LR), the main crime hotspot is near Gough Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.