Crime Rates at South Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5JP

South Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1390th 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 South Road (B18 5JP) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (B18 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.