Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Salisbury 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.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strensham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strensham Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Strensham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strensham Hill
Apr 2026Other theft Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Willows Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Moorcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Strensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strensham Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willows Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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