Crime Rates at Marsh Hill, Birmingham, B23 7EP

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 7EP) 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 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (112 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.