Crime Rates at Willows Crescent, Birmingham, B12 9ND

Willows Crescent area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 756th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willows Crescent (B12 9ND) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willows Crescent (B12 9ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgbaston Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbury Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.