Total Crime Rate
284.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Louise Lorne Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Louise Lorne Road (B13 8BN) in the last 12 months was 284.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 200.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Louise Lorne Road (B13 8BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 122 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.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admiral Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mount Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edgbaston Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingswood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodbridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodbridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Horatio Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgbaston Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgbaston Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caroline Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Drive | Under investigation |
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