Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.2 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gladstone Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1033rd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Gladstone Road (B11 1LL) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Road (B11 1LL), 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 Gladstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Claremont Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Beach Brook Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Beach Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour O'Keeffe Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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 Dolobran Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Melrose Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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