Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 66th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1317th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Pershore Road (B5 7PD) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pershore Road (B5 7PD), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viceroy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riseley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constance Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Caraway Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dalloway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Caraway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riseley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A38 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Raglan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Raglan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barsham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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