Total Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dudley Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1493rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Road (B18 4HN) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dudley Road (B18 4HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Gate, where police recorded 84 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 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Link Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blackford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Smeaton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heath Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heath Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heath Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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