Total Crime Rate
84.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stratford Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1496th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Stratford Street (B11 4RH) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stratford Street (B11 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weatheroak Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvidere Gardens (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sparkhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatheroak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvidere Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Madeley 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvidere Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvidere Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvidere Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvidere Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weatheroak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Weatheroak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weatheroak 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 | Other theft | Belvidere Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belvidere Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Avon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Avon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Inglewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Madeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Court | Under investigation |
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