Total Crime Rate

683.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

349.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 683.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 349.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 272.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 95.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.1 10/10
  • Burglary 33.1 10/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.4 10/10
  • Robbery 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ravenhurst Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 53rd 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 Ravenhurst Street (B12 0EL) in the last 12 months was 683.8 per 1,000 residents and was 428.8% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 349.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenhurst Street (B12 0EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ravenhurst Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ferndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A41 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sampson Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Broom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Little Broom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Camp Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sampson Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rea Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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