Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Warwick Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1398th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warwick Road (B11 4RB) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warwick Road (B11 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Ansell Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warwick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medlicott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvidere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belvidere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weatheroak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Johns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Johns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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