Total Crime Rate

471.8 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 471.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
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 7th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 96th 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 9BS) in the last 12 months was 471.8 per 1,000 residents and was 246.5% 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 102 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 ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 262.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moseley Road (B12 9BS), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Augusta Road East 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket 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 Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Malvern Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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