Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Small Heath Highway area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 707th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Small Heath Highway (B10 0BT) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Small Heath Highway (B10 0BT), 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 Small Heath Highway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kendal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kendal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kendal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arthur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandfields Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassett Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kendal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sampson Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sampson Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sampson Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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