Total Crime Rate
46.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salisbury Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 757th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Road (B13 8LA) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salisbury Road (B13 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Strensham Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgbaston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Strensham Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Strensham Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Strensham Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strensham Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strensham Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willows Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Willows Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Willows Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Moorcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strensham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Strensham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strensham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strensham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Strensham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Willows Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strensham Road | Under investigation |
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