Total Crime Rate

2089.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1316.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 2089.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1316.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1125.4 10/10
  • Other theft 267.3 10/10
  • Public order 138.6 10/10
  • Drugs 112.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 102.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 62.7 10/10
  • Burglary 49.5 10/10
  • Robbery 29.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.1 10/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
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

Broad Street area has the highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 8th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Street (B1 2HF) in the last 12 months was 2089.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1515.5% higher 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 341 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 399 (≈ 1316.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (B1 2HF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 711 crimes here, including 415 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/142)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Rake Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rake Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rake Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rake Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rake Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rake Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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