Total Crime Rate

211.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 211.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Trafalgar Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 469th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trafalgar Road (B13 8BH) in the last 12 months was 211.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trafalgar Road (B13 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Trafalgar Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malvern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Robbery Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horatio Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Kingswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarehole Mill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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