Sparkhill ward · Birmingham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 12% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (11.9 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 33.1% here, compared with 23.9% across Birmingham (9.3 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 33% here, compared with 24.9% across Birmingham (8.1 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Sparkhill ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,011 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,939 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Sparkhill ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 161 mapped crimes in September 2024; 175 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Sparkhill
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
161
15
October 2024
196
17
November 2024
183
12
December 2024
153
13
January 2025
132
11
February 2025
136
9
March 2025
171
15
April 2025
142
17
May 2025
130
21
June 2025
145
22
July 2025
212
7
August 2025
178
7
September 2025
150
10
October 2025
147
5
November 2025
156
6
December 2025
155
1
January 2026
159
4
February 2026
165
1
March 2026
164
4
April 2026
179
2
May 2026
187
4
June 2026
191
9
July 2026
183
6
August 2026
175
6
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sparkhill
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,138
criminal damage arson
165
other theft
132
public order
126
vehicle crime
116
drugs
79
burglary
72
other crime
48
possession of weapons
46
robbery
35
theft from the person
27
shoplifting
20
bicycle theft
7
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
