Total Crime Rate

225.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lodge Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 418th 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 Lodge Road (B18 5QX) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Road (B18 5QX), the main crime hotspot is near Goode Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lodge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quayside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hobson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hobson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Smithy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespear Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harmer Street —
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Data Sources

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