Total Crime Rate
281.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ladypool Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Ladypool Road (B12 8JA) in the last 12 months was 281.7 per 1,000 residents and was 238.3% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (83.3 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 156.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ladypool Road (B12 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Larches Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Turner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunny Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larches Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Larches Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Larches Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Range | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Range | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Trenville Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenville Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenville Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitbourne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chesterton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ombersley Road | Under investigation |
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