Total Crime Rate

682.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

267.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 682.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 267.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 242.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Robbery 69.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Marsh Hill area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 54th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Marsh Hill (B23 7DS) in the last 12 months was 682.4 per 1,000 residents and was 369.6% higher than the Gravelly Hill average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 126.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 267.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Hill (B23 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Marsh Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stockland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frances Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frances Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Frances Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marlow Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockland Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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