Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pershore Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1176th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pershore Road (B5 7PB) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pershore Road (B5 7PB), the main crime hotspot is near Columbia Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pershore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Raglan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Caraway Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capsicum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constance Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riseley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riseley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Caraway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viceroy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barsham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dalloway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Raglan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A38 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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