Total Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Blenheim Road area has the lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 33rd 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 Blenheim Road (B13 9TY) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Road (B13 9TY), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfield Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birches Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Birches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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