Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5NG

Vicarage Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 1263rd 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 Vicarage Road (B18 5NG) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (B18 5NG), 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.