Total Crime Rate

133.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.8 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 133.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Balmoral 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.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Dene Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Machin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Machin Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Machin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Machin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Machin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bromford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bromford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Watt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marsh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marsh Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorsheath Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4142 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Machin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorsheath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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