Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Esme Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Small Heath , and the 1119th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Esme Road (B11 4NH) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esme Road (B11 4NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Court, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Showell Green Lane (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Small Heath

Crime Over Time in Esme Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Inglewood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvidere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Belvidere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belvidere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Showell Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Showell Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Showell Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivor Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivor Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivor Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Grange Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.