Crime Rates at Sandford Road, Birmingham, B13 9BT

Sandford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Moseley , and the 598th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Sandford Road (B13 9BT) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% higher than the Moseley average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 117.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 182.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Road (B13 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayfield Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodstock Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.