Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 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
  • Violent crimes 131.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vincent Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 628th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Vincent Street (B12 9TP) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vincent Street (B12 9TP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vincent Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royston Croft
Apr 2026Other theft Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royston Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Laxford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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