Total Crime Rate

296.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 296.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.2 10/10
  • Robbery 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beach Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 240th 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 Beach Road (B11 4PG) in the last 12 months was 296.2 per 1,000 residents and was 255.7% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 203.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (B11 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chesterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beach Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Burglary Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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