Total Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dudley 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.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Summerfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Summerfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Summerfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heath Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4135 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heath Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heath Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Link Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4040 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winson Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cuthbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gate | Under investigation |
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