Total Crime Rate
154.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lodge Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 787th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lodge Road (B18 5DS) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lodge Road (B18 5DS), 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.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Moorings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chandlers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Central Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Augustine Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meredith Pool Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Navigation Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Central Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bacchus Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allens Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berry Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
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