Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 151.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

St Johns Close area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 819th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 St Johns Close (B13 8AW) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Close (B13 8AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgbaston Road East (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Strensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Augusta Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strensham Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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