Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dudley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Link Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smeaton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4040 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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