Total Crime Rate

163.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southfield Road area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 731st 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 Southfield Road (B16 0JL) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (B16 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Hallewell Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paignton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paignton Road
Sep 2025Public order Laxey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butler Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butler Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Butler Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brixham Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bainbridge Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Barrett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barrett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roach Pool Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hannafore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaks Farm Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hannafore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hallewell Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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