Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Darfield Walk area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1385th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 25.4% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darfield Walk (B12 0UA), the main crime hotspot is near Alcester Street. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 63 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shawbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jinnah Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alcester Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime James Samuel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shawbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Vaughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dymoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Highgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Highgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ketley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pentland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angelina Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vaughton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Darwin Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Darwin Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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