Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 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 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heath Road South area has the 35th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 927th 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 Heath Road South (B31 2BD) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% higher than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road South (B31 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Farm Croft (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hazel Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Farm Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Church Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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