Total Crime Rate

377.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 377.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 11th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 149th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Moseley Road (B12 0EA) in the last 12 months was 377.7 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% higher 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 214.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 96.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moseley Road (B12 0EA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Moseley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Darwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building 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 2025Public order Moseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Highgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conrad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stratford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Highgate Middleway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Highgate Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highgate Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highgate Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highgate Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Canford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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