Total Crime Rate
115.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Granville Street area has the 67th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1137th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Granville Street (B1 1JW) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Granville Street (B1 1JW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliday Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Barn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cregoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Bank Middleway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lee Bank Middleway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4127 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alfred Knight Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alfred Knight Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Barn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elvetham Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliday Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliday Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holliday Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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