Total Crime Rate

192.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Basil Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 552nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Basil Road (B31 5PS) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% higher than the Allens Cross average (107.1 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basil Road (B31 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norman Lane, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honiton Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Basil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterworks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norman Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honiton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Honiton Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhayader Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Norman Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Norman Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Norman Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Claerwen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Basil Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Basil Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dimsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Dimsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reservoir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porlock Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Basil Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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