Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 51.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 876th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (B13 9AE) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (B13 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Queenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Leaf Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grayfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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