Total Crime Rate
193.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
100.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henley Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 523rd 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 Henley Street (B11 1JB) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 100.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henley Street (B11 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Braithwaite Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 37 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 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Priestley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Priestley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braithwaite Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Braithwaite Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Braithwaite Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Braithwaite Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Port Hope Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Camp Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Priestley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sampson Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sampson Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Port Hope Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Port Hope Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Port Hope Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Port Hope Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Port Hope Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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