Crime Rates at Southam Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 8DG

Southam Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 493rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Southam Road (B28 8DG) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southam Road (B28 8DG), the main crime hotspot is near Green Bank Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.