Crime Rates at St Margarets Road, Ward End, Birmingham, B8 2BG

St Margarets Road area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1459th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Road (B8 2BG) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (B8 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Monk Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.