Total Crime Rate

174.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 174.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St James Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 643rd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 1JR) in the last 12 months was 174.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (B15 1JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Islington Row, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moss House Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Islington Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frederick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Enfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frederick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvetham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Austen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elvetham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Estria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shepherds Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss House Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Five Ways Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gilldown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilldown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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