Total Crime Rate

253.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 253.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queenswood Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 339th 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 Queenswood Road (B13 9AX) in the last 12 months was 253.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 157.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queenswood Road (B13 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queenswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Birchwood Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderton Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anderton Park Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Queenswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queenswood Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queenswood Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elm Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Leaf Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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