Total Crime Rate
471.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prospect Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 96th 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 Prospect Place (B12 8SU) in the last 12 months was 471.8 per 1,000 residents and was 246.5% 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 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 262.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prospect Place (B12 8SU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malvern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Malvern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clifton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Copperbeech Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mount Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingswood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Vincent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarehole Mill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
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