Total Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Doris Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Small Heath , and the 1108th 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 Doris Road (B11 4NF) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Small Heath average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doris Road (B11 4NF), the main crime hotspot is near Showell Green Lane. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sparkhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doris Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvidere Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernest Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvidere Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croome Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croome Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Showell Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Showell Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esme Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Doris Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Esme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belvidere Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belvidere Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ernest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvidere Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ernest Road | Under investigation |
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