Total Crime Rate
318.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heath Green Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 208th 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 Heath Green Road (B18 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 318.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 191.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heath Green Road (B18 4EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magdala Street, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Twyning Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Algernon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Algernon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Twyning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wimbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbourne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chiswell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cape Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winson Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Algernon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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