Crime Rates at Foster Gardens, Birmingham, B18 5DJ

Foster Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 367th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Foster Gardens (B18 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Gardens (B18 5DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merryhill Drive, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lees Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.