Crime Rates at St Pauls Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B12 8NG

St Pauls Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 524th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Road (B12 8NG) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (B12 8NG), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Grove. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.