Total Crime Rate

159.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 159.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Strensham Hill area has the 45th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 718th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Strensham Hill (B13 8AG) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strensham Hill (B13 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strensham Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Strensham Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Strensham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strensham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strensham Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strensham Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strensham Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Strensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Augusta Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Willows Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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