Total Crime Rate

300.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.9 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 300.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Herbert Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 227th 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 Herbert Road (B10 0PL) in the last 12 months was 300.7 per 1,000 residents and was 132.5% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 169.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Road (B10 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Bowling Green Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Greenway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maxstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxstoke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Holme Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassett Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bowling Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowling Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Holme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandfields Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order North Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs West Holme Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Holme Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime West Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Holme Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenway Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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