Total Crime Rate

175.3 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 175.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mary Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 638th 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 Mary Street (B12 9JU) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mary Street (B12 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Mary Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mary Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laxford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Court Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Road
Sep 2025Public order Gosford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Royston Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alpha Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alpha Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kinver Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kinver Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampden Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hampden Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Retreat Under investigation

Data Sources

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