Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Boscombe Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Hall Green North , and the 1120th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boscombe Road (B11 3RH) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Hall Green North average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscombe Road (B11 3RH), the main crime hotspot is near Medina Road. Police recorded 70 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 Boscombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons School View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Medina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Medina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medina Road
Apr 2026Other theft School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft School View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime River Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft School View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Battery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime River Lee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roma Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Lee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order River Lee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Lee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morcom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morcom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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