Total Crime Rate
379.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pentland Croft area has the 10th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 147th 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 Pentland Croft (B12 0YQ) in the last 12 months was 379.6 per 1,000 residents and was 178.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 167.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pentland Croft (B12 0YQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clissold Close, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frank Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clissold Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royston Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clissold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Royston Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Royston Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royston Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royston Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horton Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Canford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Canford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Highgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royston Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vaughton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Vaughton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Angelina Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Royston Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Samuel Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clissold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clissold Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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