Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

School Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 485th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 9SW) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (B13 9SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ascot Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Birches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ascot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birches Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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