Total Crime Rate

425.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.9 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 425.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.7 10/10
  • Other theft 59.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kent Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 119th 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 Kent Street (B5 6RD) in the last 12 months was 425.1 per 1,000 residents and was 228.7% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 208.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Street (B5 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 737 crimes here, including 284 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/177)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherlock Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Passage Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sherlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherlock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bath Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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