Crime Rates at Bleak Hill Road, Birmingham, B23 7BP

Bleak Hill Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 755th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bleak Hill Road (B23 7BP) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Gravelly Hill average (157.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bleak Hill Road (B23 7BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastdean Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.