Crime Rates at St Josephs Road, Birmingham, B8 2JU

St Josephs Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 1297th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Josephs Road (B8 2JU) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Josephs Road (B8 2JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chetwynd Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.