Total Crime Rate

247.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.1 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 247.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Jenkins Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 326th 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 Jenkins Street (B10 0QA) in the last 12 months was 247.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jenkins Street (B10 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Chapman Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jenkins Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Jenkins Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jenkins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vann Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bassett Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassett Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandfields Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapman Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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