Crime Rates at Brunswick Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B12 8NT

Brunswick Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 208th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Brunswick Road (B12 8NT) in the last 12 months was 314.6 per 1,000 residents and was 143.3% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Road (B12 8NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Avenue (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.