Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 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
  • 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

St Catherines Close area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1344th 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 St Catherines Close (B15 2FE) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherines Close (B15 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Catherines Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cregoe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Henstead Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Colmore Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Colmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mosedale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mosedale Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Barn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Henstead Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Henstead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henstead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rickman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ridley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wynn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ellis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Marshall Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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