Total Crime Rate

311.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 311.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.9 10/10
  • Robbery 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beach Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 211th 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 Beach Road (B11 4PG) in the last 12 months was 311.5 per 1,000 residents and was 261.0% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 203.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (B11 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 67 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beach Brook Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beach Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beach Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Brook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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