Total Crime Rate
148.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bell Barn Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 838th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Barn Road (B15 2BB) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bell Barn Road (B15 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near B4127. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springmeadow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cregoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Knight Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cregoe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springmeadow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvetham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elvetham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springmeadow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightingale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mosedale Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ridley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Bank Middleway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Bank Middleway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mosedale Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lee Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midford Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Barn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bell Barn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elvetham Road North | Under investigation |
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