Total Crime Rate
247.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
128.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jenkins 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bassett Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Possession of weapons | Jenkins Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jenkins Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vann Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bassett Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bassett Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapman Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bassett Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sandfields Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapman Road | Under investigation |
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