Total Crime Rate

143.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montgomery Street 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 Montgomery Street (B11 1DU) 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 Montgomery Street (B11 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampson Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kendal Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montgomery Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cartland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Hampson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vann Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vann Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dearman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hampson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson O'Keeffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dearman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Montgomery Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dearman Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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