Total Crime Rate

122.9 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Moseley Road area has the 66th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1081st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moseley Road (B12 0BS) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moseley Road (B12 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Canford Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moseley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Timbers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stratford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Highgate Middleway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highgate Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highgate Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highgate Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highgate Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Public order Moseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Turnpike Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conrad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Highgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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