Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Embassy Drive area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1511th 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 Embassy Drive (B15 1TR) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Embassy Drive (B15 1TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenfield Crescent, where police recorded 688 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (111 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Embassy Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawlins Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryland Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frederick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ryland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frederick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall

Data Sources

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