Total Crime Rate
296.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beach 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.
View Crime In Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alfred Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leamington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leamington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitbourne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beach Brook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Brook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poplar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitbourne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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