Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Theresa Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 470th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Theresa Road (B11 1HB) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Theresa Road (B11 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dearman Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sampson Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Henley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Henley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dearman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dearman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hampson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Downey Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braithwaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braithwaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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