Total Crime Rate

254.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 254.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Langley Walk area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langley Walk (B15 2EN) in the last 12 months was 254.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 160.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 194.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Walk (B15 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4127 (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langley Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Holliday Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Knight Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4127 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterfront Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lee Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elvetham Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holliday Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Marshall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cregoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Barn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation

Data Sources

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