Total Crime Rate

328.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.0 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 328.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 61.2 10/10
  • Public order 36.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bolton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 194th 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 Bolton Road (B10 0BD) in the last 12 months was 328.9 per 1,000 residents and was 154.3% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 153.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (B10 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arthur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassett Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandfields Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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