Total Crime Rate
175.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vincent 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmcote Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royston Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Retreat | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Retreat | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royston Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Royston Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Royston Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Royston Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Royston Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Royston Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royston Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Royston Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royston Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royston Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Laxford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gosford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homer Street | Local resolution |
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