Total Crime Rate

186.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ladypool Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 559th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ladypool Road (B12 8JU) in the last 12 months was 186.6 per 1,000 residents and was 116.3% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 97.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladypool Road (B12 8JU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 149 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 Ladypool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ernest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Trenville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trenville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery White Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street —
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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