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

Stratford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Small Heath , and the 247th 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 4LS) in the last 12 months was 295.0 per 1,000 residents and was 354.1% higher 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 160.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B11 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Showell Green Lane. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.