Crime Rates at Marsh Hill, Birmingham, B23 7DU

Marsh Hill area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 409th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Marsh Hill (B23 7DU) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Gravelly Hill average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Hill (B23 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neville Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillyfields Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.