Total Crime Rate

186.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 186.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Drugs 26.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spark Street 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 Spark Street (B11 1RX) 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 Spark Street (B11 1RX), 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 Spark Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Larches Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Larches Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Priestley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Priestley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Priestley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Priestley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Hope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braithwaite Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Braithwaite Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Braithwaite Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Arundel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Hope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Port Hope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Port Hope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Port Hope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Port Hope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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