Total Crime Rate
377.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Henley Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 149th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Henley Street (B11 1JD) in the last 12 months was 377.7 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 214.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 96.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henley Street (B11 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braithwaite Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sampson Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ferndale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lowe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A41 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A41 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priestley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sampson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Henley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Main Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferndale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braithwaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braithwaite Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priestley Road | — |
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