Crime Rates at Park Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5ST

Park Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 787th 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 Park Road (B18 5ST) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (B18 5ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Michael'S Hill, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashwin Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.