Crime Rate in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East, ward

Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East has the 19th lowest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 2517th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 247th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 10 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 62.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,506 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 310 crimes here, including 161 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.