Total Crime Rate
345.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ludstone Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Bartley Green , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ludstone Road (B29 5UA) in the last 12 months was 345.2 per 1,000 residents and was 208.4% higher than the Bartley Green average (111.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 198.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ludstone Road (B29 5UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatherton Grove (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bartley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ludstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hatherton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hatherton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Millmead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kinnerton Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinnerton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinnerton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ilmington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ilmington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor House Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ludstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Napton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Salwarpe Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonebrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonebrook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonebrook Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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