Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Court Road area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1356th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Court Road (B12 9LQ) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Court Road (B12 9LQ), 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 Court Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Kinver Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reaside Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kinver Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alpha Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Alpha Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cannon Hill Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fitters Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hampden Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampden Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmcote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmcote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitters Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laxford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cannon Hill Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hallam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Siskin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jakeman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jakeman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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