Total Crime Rate
109.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dudley Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1260th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 4HF) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dudley Road (B18 4HF), the main crime hotspot is near Twyning Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barleycorn Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Moilliett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barrett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moilliett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moilliett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Twyning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wimbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barrett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barrett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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