Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cregoe 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colbrand Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longleat Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elvetham Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvetham Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alfred Knight Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alfred Knight Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4127 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4127 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bradshaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lee Bank Middleway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Bank Middleway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cregoe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Barn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Barn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ridley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wynn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Washington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4127 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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