Total Crime Rate

469.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

239.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 469.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 239.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Robbery 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 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

Runcorn Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 97th 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 Runcorn Road (B12 8QP) in the last 12 months was 469.8 per 1,000 residents and was 263.3% 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 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 239.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Runcorn Road (B12 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Runcorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area 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 2026Burglary Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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