Total Crime Rate

147.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springmeadow Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 818th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 147.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springmeadow Road (B15 2GH), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colbrand Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Springmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Barn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Barn Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Lawrence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lee Bank Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wynn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Grant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellevue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murrell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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