Total Crime Rate

198.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gough Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Small Heath , and the 525th 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 Gough Road (B11 2NG) in the last 12 months was 198.0 per 1,000 residents and was 204.8% higher than the Small Heath average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 195.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gough Road (B11 2NG), the main crime hotspot is near Ansell Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dolphin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holte Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dolphin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Fraser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fraser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fraser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Madeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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