Total Crime Rate
226.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitmore Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 386th 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 Whitmore Road (B10 0NR) in the last 12 months was 226.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitmore Road (B10 0NR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whitmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chapman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chapman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chapman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greenway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greenway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vann Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Danford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watt'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Storrs Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Jenkins Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jenkins Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Henshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langley Road | Under investigation |
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