Crime Rates at Sandford Road, Birmingham, B13 9BP

Sandford Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 805th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Sandford Road (B13 9BP) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (B13 9BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutherland Drive (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.