Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pixall Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 377th 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 Pixall Drive (B15 2EP) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pixall Drive (B15 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ampton Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashley Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pixall Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilldown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gilldown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Park/Open Space Under investigation

Data Sources

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