Total Crime Rate
99.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pershore Road area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1381st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pershore Road (B5 7NX) in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pershore Road (B5 7NX), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A38 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Speedwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riseley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clover Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellevue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rathbone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxtail Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellevue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitters Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fitters Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tylney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riseley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A4540 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4540 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4540 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A4540 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgravia Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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