Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 160.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southacre Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 711th 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 Southacre Avenue (B5 7DF) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southacre Avenue (B5 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southacre Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherlock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bromsgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrentham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrentham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrentham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrentham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wrentham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrentham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berrington Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rathbone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bromsgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spooner Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sherlock 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernolds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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