Total Crime Rate

377.7 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 377.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • 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

Moorville Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 149th 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 Moorville Walk (B11 1RN) in the last 12 months was 377.7 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 214.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 96.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorville Walk (B11 1RN), the main crime hotspot is near Larches Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorville Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Turnpike Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Henley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Spark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stratford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Highgate Middleway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highgate Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highgate Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highgate Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highgate Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Timbers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Spark Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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