Crime Rates at Dovey Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B13 9NS

Dovey Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1159th highest 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 Dovey Road (B13 9NS) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovey Road (B13 9NS), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.