Crime Rates at Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4AE

Stratford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 639th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 4AE) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.5% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B11 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Court, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beach Brook Close (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.