Sparkhill South
Middle areaSouth Birmingham. 8,129 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Sparkhill South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sparkhill South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sparkhill South at a rate of 94.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 395 |
| Other crime | 139 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 66 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sparkhill South compares
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Is Sparkhill South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sparkhill South at a rate of 94.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sparkhill South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (395), other crime (139) and criminal damage and arson (66).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Sparkhill South alone. See Birmingham
Sparkhill South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sparkhill South was £174,000 in 2025.
Sparkhill South had 7,599 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sparkhill South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sparkhill South, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.