Total Crime Rate

284.3 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 284.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Moseley Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 263rd 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 Moseley Road (B12 9AA) in the last 12 months was 284.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 200.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moseley Road (B12 9AA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Moseley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarehole Mill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Louise Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horatio Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vincent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vincent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vincent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vincent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Vincent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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