Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 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 32.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • 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 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cregoe Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 472nd 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 Cregoe Street (B15 2DP) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cregoe Street (B15 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near B4127. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 42 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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colbrand Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longleat Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elvetham Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvetham Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Knight Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Knight Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order B4127 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bradshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lee Bank Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cregoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Barn Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Barn Road
Apr 2026Other theft Ridley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wynn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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