Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 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 84.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Pentos Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Small Heath , and the 1494th lowest 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 Pentos Drive (B11 3TA) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% higher than the Small Heath average (66.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentos Drive (B11 3TA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentos Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Pentos Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formans Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Formans Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentos Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Percy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentos Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentos Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentos Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pentos Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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