Total Crime Rate

156.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Webster Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 741st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Webster Close (B11 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Webster Close (B11 1LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Webster Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medlicott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlicott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolobran Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Beach Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Melrose Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlicott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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