Crime Rates at Factory Road, Birmingham, B18 5JU

Factory Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 428th 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 Factory Road (B18 5JU) in the last 12 months was 222.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Factory Road (B18 5JU), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.