Total Crime Rate

158.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 158.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St James Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 722nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (B15 1JP) in the last 12 months was 158.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (B15 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Moss House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilldown Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheeleys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Islington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Estria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Islington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Islington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Islington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Moss House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Moss House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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