Total Crime Rate

181.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 181.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Marsh End area has the 17th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 588th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marsh End (B38 9BB) in the last 12 months was 181.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh End (B38 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warrens End, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenhill Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manitoba Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flax Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warrens End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sisefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Glenhill Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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