Total Crime Rate

739.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 739.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 279.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.9 10/10
  • Drugs 51.5 10/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.4 10/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Auckland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 46th 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 Auckland Road (B11 1RH) in the last 12 months was 739.0 per 1,000 residents and was 442.7% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 360.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Auckland Road (B11 1RH), the main crime hotspot is near Spark Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Auckland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stratford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priestley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Timbers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs A41 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A41 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Henley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Turnpike Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Braithwaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priestley Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spark Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Spark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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