Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.6 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 107.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bleak Hill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Gravelly Hill , and the 1229th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bleak Hill Road (B23 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bleak Hill Road (B23 7EJ), 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 Bleak Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Marsh Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlow Road Local resolution
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Stockland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scafell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hesketh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bleak Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bleak Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bleak Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Scafell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallas Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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