Total Crime Rate

1839.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1253.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1839.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1253.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 959.9 10/10
  • Public order 243.1 10/10
  • Other theft 160.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 95.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.2 10/10
  • Drugs 65.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 37.6 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
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

Leasow Drive area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 14th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leasow Drive (B15 2SN) in the last 12 months was 1839.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1194.6% higher than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 383 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 154.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 500 (≈ 1253.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leasow Drive (B15 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Bullace Croft. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leasow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harborne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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