Total Crime Rate

395.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.6 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 395.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.4 10/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Robbery 26.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ladypool Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 144th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Ladypool Avenue (B11 1XF) in the last 12 months was 395.6 per 1,000 residents and was 358.5% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 230.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladypool Avenue (B11 1XF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ladypool Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Larches Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Larches Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larches Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Spark Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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