Total Crime Rate
186.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
100.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 36th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 562nd 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 This (B11 1QZ) in the last 12 months was 186.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 100.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode B11 1QZ, the main crime hotspot is near Larches Street. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 69 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Claremont Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | 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 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braithwaite Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Spark Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spark Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spark Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyotts Lake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Larches Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Braithwaite Road | Under investigation |
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