Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 143.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Robbery 2.1 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

Long Street area has the 54th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 848th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Street (B11 1SE) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Street (B11 1SE), 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 Long Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Priestley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Priestley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conrad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conrad Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Priestley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Priestley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Main Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Spark Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kyrwicks Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kyrwicks Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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