Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 124.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clifton Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1037th 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 Clifton Road (B12 8SR) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (B12 8SR), 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 Clifton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Avenue 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 St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hertford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Street —
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Data Sources

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