Total Crime Rate
107.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ladypool Road area has the 67th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1298th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 8LH) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ladypool Road (B12 8LH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ombersley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larches Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitbourne Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitbourne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitbourne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesterton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chesterton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larches Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leamington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Highgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Larches Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leamington Road | 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 | Leamington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | 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 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clifton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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