Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Speedwell Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1257th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Speedwell Road (B5 7PR) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speedwell Road (B5 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Speedwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellevue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riseley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aboyne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Riseley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft A38 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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