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

South Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 210th 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 South Road (B18 5NB) in the last 12 months was 317.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 213.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (B18 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Naden Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.