Total Crime Rate

184.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Drugs 33.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hertford Street area has the 40th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 593rd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Hertford Street (B12 8NH) in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Street (B12 8NH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hertford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ombersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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