Total Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bell Barn Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 403rd 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 Bell Barn Road (B15 2DN) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Barn Road (B15 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Barn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellevue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Lawrence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wynn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellis Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lee Bank Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colbrand Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bristol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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