Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Doveridge Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 1011th 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 Doveridge Road (B28 0LU) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 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 Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doveridge Road (B28 0LU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Doveridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowney Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Etwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scribers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scribers Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smirrells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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