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

Moseley 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 Moseley Road (B12 9AN) 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 Moseley Road (B12 9AN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Moseley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street 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 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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