Total Crime Rate
77.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026School Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1378th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around School Road (B13 9SP) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Road (B13 9SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ascot Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
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