Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Darfield Walk area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1428th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darfield Walk (B12 0UA) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darfield Walk (B12 0UA), the main crime hotspot is near Alcester Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darfield Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vaughton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angelina Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darwin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Darwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alcester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alcester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alcester Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alcester Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alcester Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vaughton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Samuel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Samuel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Samuel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanhope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Highgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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