Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 61st highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1094th 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 8LH) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladypool Road (B12 8LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larches Street (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ladypool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hertford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trenville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trenville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Larches Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Larches Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Larches Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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