Total Crime Rate
69.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Granville Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1219th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Granville Street (B1 1JX) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Granville Street (B1 1JX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 63 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 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elvetham Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cregoe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cregoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waterfront Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Row | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Knight Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Upper William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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