Total Crime Rate
265.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cooksey Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 300th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cooksey Road (B10 0BS) in the last 12 months was 265.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 144.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cooksey Road (B10 0BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Small Heath Highway, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langley Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taywood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Keats Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keats Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Small Heath Highway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Henshaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henshaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Small Heath Highway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Small Heath Highway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watt'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Watt'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watt'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Minster Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Taywood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Langley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glovers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Danford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Danford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danford Gardens | Under investigation |
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