Total Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Embassy Drive area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1341st 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 Embassy Drive (B15 1TR) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.8% 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 314 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (110 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edgbaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Islington Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Islington Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Islington Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Islington Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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