Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Russells area has the 55th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 907th 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 The Russells (B13 8RT) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Russells (B13 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Russells area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime The Russells Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moorcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Torridon Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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