Total Crime Rate
146.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dudley Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 828th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 4HH) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dudley Road (B18 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Moilliett Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 41 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dugdale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Algernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moilliett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moilliett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dugdale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paignton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paignton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paignton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paignton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paignton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Algernon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brixham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cape Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Twyning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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