Total Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Cregoe Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Cregoe Street (B15 2DP) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cregoe Street (B15 2DP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cregoe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Marshall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mosedale Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Knight Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cregoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cregoe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Barn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elvetham Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Mosedale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Colmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Colmore Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wynn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lee Mount Under investigation

Data Sources

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