Total Crime Rate

204.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 204.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elizabeth Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 501st 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 Elizabeth Road (B13 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 204.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 96.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Road (B13 8QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Green Gardens, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holders Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elizabeth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Britannic Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapperley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mapperley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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