Total Crime Rate

133.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Balmoral Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 994th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 7.0% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (B23 6NY), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4142 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorsheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorsheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorsheath Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4142 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hailsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Swan Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4142 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4142 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B4142 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B4142 Local resolution

Data Sources

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