Total Crime Rate
69.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moseley 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mount Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutherland Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgbaston Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgbaston Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sutherland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tindal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caroline Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edgbaston Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarehole Mill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Horatio Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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