Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.2 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stratford Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 841st 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 Stratford Road (B11 1RB) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 83.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B11 1RB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Port Hope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Port Hope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Port Hope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Henley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Henley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priestley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Priestley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braithwaite Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Spark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Spark Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Hope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Hope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Port Hope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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