Total Crime Rate

262.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 262.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ombersley Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 310th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ombersley Road (B12 8XD) in the last 12 months was 262.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% 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 53 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ombersley Road (B12 8XD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ombersley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Highgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street
Sep 2025Other theft Timbers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Turnpike Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ombersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Moseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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