Crime Rates at Dovedale Road, Birmingham, B23 5BS

Dovedale Road area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 875th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovedale Road (B23 5BS) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Road (B23 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Golden Eagle Gardens. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.