Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dudley Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 977th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Road (B18 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (B18 4HJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dudley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paignton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moilliett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brixham Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paignton Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moilliett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smeaton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hamberley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Moilliett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moilliett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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