Crime Rates at Derwent Road, Birmingham, B30 2UT

Derwent Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 715th 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 Derwent Road (B30 2UT) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Road (B30 2UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brockley Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.