Total Crime Rate
276.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
102.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heath Green 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 Heath Green Road (B18 4ET) 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 Heath Green Road (B18 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Magdala Street. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Winson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Twyning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Magdala Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heath Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
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