Total Crime Rate

1661.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1661.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 829.6 10/10
  • Public order 210.5 10/10
  • Other theft 177.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.2 10/10
  • Drugs 50.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 35.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
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

Leasow Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 18th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 1661.7 per 1,000 residents and was 889.4% higher than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 331 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -68.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 434 (≈ 1087.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leasow Drive (B15 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Bullace Croft. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Leasow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bullace Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bullace Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullace Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harborne Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Harborne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Harborne Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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