Total Crime Rate
133.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Balmoral Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 943rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Road (B23 6NY) in the last 12 months was 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balmoral Road (B23 6NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mona Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beech Dene Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Machin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Machin Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Machin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Machin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Machin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Machin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bromford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Watt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammond Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marsh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marsh Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Marsh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorsheath Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4142 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Machin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorsheath Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watt Road | Under investigation |
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