Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Liberty Mews area has the 58th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 920th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liberty Mews (B15 2FH) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liberty Mews (B15 2FH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liberty Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rickman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Public order Essex Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Vere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A4540 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irving Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wynn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Great Colmore Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Colmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mosedale Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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