Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 34.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prospect Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 514th 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 Prospect Road (B13 9TB) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (B13 9TB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Greenhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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