Total Crime Rate

512.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

277.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 512.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 277.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 234.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Other theft 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.1 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Pershore Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Pershore Road (B5 7QY) in the last 12 months was 512.1 per 1,000 residents and was 334.5% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 277.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pershore Road (B5 7QY), the main crime hotspot is near Hollies Croft. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pershore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollies Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hollies Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollies Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollies Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dollery Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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