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

Southam Road area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 1370th 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 Southam Road (B28 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southam Road (B28 8DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Bank Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.