Total Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The area nearest to Laurel Avenue didn't have any reported crime in the last 12 months.

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Avenue (B12 8RD) in the last 12 months was 0 per 1,000 residents .

In the area around Laurel Avenue (B12 8RD), 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.

View Crime In Balsall Heath West
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunny Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Birchwood Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chesterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chesterton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Roshven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chesterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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