Total Crime Rate
295.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Court 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 Court Road (B11 4LX) 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 Court Road (B11 4LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Court, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Showell Green Lane (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Small Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oakwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvidere Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belvidere Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belvidere Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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