Total Crime Rate

311.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.8 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 311.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Leopold Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 212th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Leopold Street (B12 0UD) in the last 12 months was 311.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 182.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leopold Street (B12 0UD), the main crime hotspot is near Canford Close. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leopold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dymoke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Highgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Highgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ketley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pentland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Salop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frank Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Close 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
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Darwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shawbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shawbury Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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