Total Crime Rate

252.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 252.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Robbery 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Regent Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 345th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Close (B5 7PL) in the last 12 months was 252.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Close (B5 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Hollies Croft. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Regent Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Caraway Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riseley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capsicum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constance Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dalloway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Caraway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hollies Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hollies Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Raglan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hollies Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft A38 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollies Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barsham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Riseley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viceroy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Raglan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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