Total Crime Rate

147.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Moseley Gate area has the 51st highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 814th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moseley Gate (B13 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 147.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moseley Gate (B13 8JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alcester Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moseley Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Alcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Alcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alcester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sandhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hill Crest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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