Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Palace Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1475th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Road (B9 5EU) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Road (B9 5EU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 72 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 Palace Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Cottage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hugh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ronald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ronald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Cottage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grove Cottage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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