Total Crime Rate

197.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 197.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • 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

Bridge Croft area has the 36th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 529th 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 Bridge Croft (B12 9EF) in the last 12 months was 197.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Croft (B12 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clissold Close, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Samuel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kinver Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kinver Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Samuel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Samuel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clissold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Samuel Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clissold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clissold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrave Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Longmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Square
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clissold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camrose Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hampden Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Frank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Frank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampden Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camrose Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camrose Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmcote Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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