Crime Rates at Drayton Road, Birmingham, B14 7LR

Drayton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 286th 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 Drayton Road (B14 7LR) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Road (B14 7LR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.