Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovey Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1044th highest 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 Dovey Road (B13 9NS) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovey Road (B13 9NS), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Passey Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bankside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laceby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colgreave Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colgreave Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Towyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Passey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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