Total Crime Rate
143.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Golden Hillock Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 879th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Golden Hillock Road (B10 0DP) in the last 12 months was 143.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Golden Hillock Road (B10 0DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wright Street, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Road (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keats Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Langley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wright Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Wright Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taywood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Taywood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Danford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Danford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Small Heath Highway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henshaw 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 | Minster Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Henshaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lloyd Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Minster Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Small Heath Highway | Awaiting court outcome |
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