Crime Rates at Dudley Road, Birmingham, B18 4HA

Dudley 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 Dudley Road (B18 4HA) 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 Dudley Road (B18 4HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Gate, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Green Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.