Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 41st lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1221st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moseley Road (B12 9BL) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 366.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 433.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moseley Road (B12 9BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Moseley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarehole Mill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horatio Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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