Total Crime Rate

194.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.1 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 194.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dennis Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 517th 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 Dennis Road (B12 8BA) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 129.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dennis Road (B12 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dennis Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ernest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roshven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roshven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Roshven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ernest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ernest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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