Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Balden Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balden Road (B32 2EH) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balden Road (B32 2EH), the main crime hotspot is near Ledsam Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Tennal Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ledsam Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampton Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Queen'S Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Park Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ansell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fitz Roy Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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