Across the country, there are plenty of roads with the same name - mostly because they lead to the same place.
Here in the West Midlands, there are multiple roads leading to our city dubbed ‘Birmingham Road’, including ones in Walsall, West Bromwich and Lichfield.
But which is the safest? Looking at Police.uk data, which shows various offences that have occurred within a mile radius of a particular street in the last 12 months, we aimed to find out.
Take a look below to see what we found from these five streets with the same name (Note: No data was held on the Birmingham Roads in Kidderminster, Redditch and Coventry so these have not been included):
1. Birmingham Rd, Dudley
Birmingham Rd, Dudley, had the highest number of crimes recorded within a mile radius over the last 12 months with 400 offences. The highest recorded offences were violent/sexual offences (110, NA: 63) and shoplifting (103, NA: 15) - which were above the national averages. It was above the national average in the majority of offences. | Google Maps
2. Birmingham Road, Birmingham
Birmingham Road in Birmingham has the second highest recorded crimes within a one mile radius over the last 12 months. The highest recorded offences were violent/sexual offences and shoplifting - both with 30. It was above the national average for robbery (8, NA: 2), shoplifting (30, NA:15) and criminal damage (23, NA: 13). | Google Maps
3. Birmingham Rd, West Bromwich
Birmingham Road in West Bromwich was the third highest compared to other streets of the same name for crime within a mile radius in the last 12 months (91). The highest type of crime in this area is violent/sexual offences (47), though this was below the national average. This area is above the national average for vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded compared to a national average of 9. | Google Maps
4. Birmingham Rd, Wolverhampton
Birmingham Road, Wolverhampton, ranked fourth with 85 offences recorded within a mile radius in the lat 12 months. The highest recorded offence was violent/sexual offences with 46 documented. However, none of the recorded offences in this area were above the national average. | Google Maps