Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 107.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Johns Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1228th 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 St Johns Road (B11 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (B11 3SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ansell Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fraser Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castleford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lime Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lime Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Inglewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fernley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Madeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Madeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inglewood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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