Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sovereign Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 287th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sovereign Way (B13 8AT) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Way (B13 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrisons Pleck Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harrisons Pleck Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kingswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Louise Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarehole Mill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grevis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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