Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dollery Drive area has the 60th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1047th highest 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 Dollery Drive (B5 7TE) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dollery Drive (B5 7TE), 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 Dollery Drive area

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

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