Crime Rates at Edgbaston Road East, Birmingham, B12 9QQ

Edgbaston Road East area has the 12th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 163rd 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 Edgbaston Road East (B12 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 357.8 per 1,000 residents and was 162.8% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 225.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgbaston Road East (B12 9QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.