Total Crime Rate
102.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Granville Street area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1295th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 1JX) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ).
In the area around Granville Street (B1 1JX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 56 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 | Other theft | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliday Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliday Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliday Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holliday Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Barn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Barn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cregoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longleat Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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