Crime Rates at Lee Crescent, Birmingham, B15 2BJ

Lee Crescent area has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1247th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lee Crescent (B15 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Crescent (B15 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elvetham Road North, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheeleys Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.