Total Crime Rate

97.6 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 97.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 37th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1411th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dudley Road (B18 4NY) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Road (B18 4NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Gate, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Green 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 2025Violence and sexual offences A4040 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summerfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summerfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summerfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B4135 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4135 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4135 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4135 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Barford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Link Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winson Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

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