Total Crime Rate

825.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

384.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 825.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 384.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.7 10/10
  • Other theft 195.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 69.9 10/10
  • Public order 62.9 10/10
  • Burglary 35.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Park Hill (B13 8DT) in the last 12 months was 825.2 per 1,000 residents and was 538.1% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 384.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Hill (B13 8DT), 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 Park Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strensham Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Strensham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strensham Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strensham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Strensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strensham Road
Apr 2026Public order Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Edgbaston Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Edgbaston Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgbaston Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Augusta Road East Under investigation

Data Sources

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