Total Crime Rate

217.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 217.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Balden Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 439th 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 Balden Road (B32 2ET) in the last 12 months was 217.5 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% higher than the Harborne average (98.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 129.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balden Road (B32 2ET), the main crime hotspot is near Wolverhampton Road South. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolverhampton Road South —
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crookham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Crookham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wolverhampton Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolverhampton Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ansell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolverhampton Road South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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