Total Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Doveridge Road area has the lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Doveridge Road (B28 0LT) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doveridge Road (B28 0LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Etwall Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scribers Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowney Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Smirrells Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scribers Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scribers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Etwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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