Crime Rates at Paddocks Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5EG

Paddocks Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 101st highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paddocks Road (B47 5EG) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddocks Road (B47 5EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drakes Cross Parade, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shawfield (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.