Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warwick Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1478th 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 Warwick Road (B11 4QU) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Road (B11 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near Weatheroak Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ansell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Roderick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatheroak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatheroak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Melrose Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ansell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatheroak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatheroak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Weatheroak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weatheroak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roderick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roderick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barrows Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Inglewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inglewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inglewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castleford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castleford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fraser Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ansell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Avon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Madeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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