Crime Rates at South Drive, Birmingham, B5 7RU

South Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 950th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Drive (B5 7RU) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Drive (B5 7RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wyatt Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacoby Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.