Total Crime Rate
215.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warwick Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 424th 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 Warwick Road (B11 4RA) in the last 12 months was 215.9 per 1,000 residents and was 150.2% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Road (B11 4RA), the main crime hotspot is near Beach Brook Close. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sparkhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Melrose Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Grange Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roderick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beach Brook Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Roderick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roderick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatheroak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatheroak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alfred Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | 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 | Vehicle crime | Poplar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Poplar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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.