Crime Rates at Dudley Road, Birmingham, B18 4EJ

Dudley Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 264th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Road (B18 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 276.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (B18 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Green Road (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.