Total Crime Rate

160.1 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 160.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lodge Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 753rd highest 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 Lodge Road (B18 5DH) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Handsworth average (192.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Road (B18 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Central Park Drive. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lodge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hobson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Central Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bacchus Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hobson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chandlers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Moorings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Augustine Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Pool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Grove Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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