Crime Rates at Balsall Heath Road, Birmingham, B5 7NQ

Balsall Heath Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1107th 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 Balsall Heath Road (B5 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balsall Heath Road (B5 7NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.