Crime Rates at Algernon Road, Birmingham, B16 0HU

Algernon Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Algernon Road (B16 0HU) in the last 12 months was 215.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Algernon Road (B16 0HU), the main crime hotspot is near Twyning Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.