Crime Rates at Gosford Street, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9ER

Gosford Street area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1477th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gosford Street (B12 9ER) in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosford Street (B12 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royston Croft, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mary Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.