Crime Rates at Edward Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9LB

Edward Road area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1199th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Edward Road (B12 9LB) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Road (B12 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mary Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.