Total Crime Rate
110.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Granville Street area has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1241st 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 Granville Street (B1 1JW) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Granville Street (B1 1JW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elvetham Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Granville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Marshall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cregoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cregoe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lee Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Bank Middleway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Bank Middleway | Under investigation |
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