Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Granville 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.

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Crime Over Time in Granville Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Barn Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cregoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lee Bank Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4127 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Knight Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Knight Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Barn Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elvetham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Holliday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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