Total Crime Rate

144.4 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 144.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Springmeadow Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 871st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springmeadow Road (B15 2GH) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springmeadow Road (B15 2GH), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Springmeadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springmeadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springmeadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Barn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A4540 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A4540
Sep 2025Robbery Mosedale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mosedale Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newhope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Colmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4540 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rickman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wynn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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