Total Crime Rate
224.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pensby Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 420th 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 Pensby Close (B13 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 135.2% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pensby Close (B13 9QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Billesley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thirlmere Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pensby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellesley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gracewell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gracewell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berkley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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