Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palace 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.
View Crime In Bordesley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grove Cottage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hugh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hugh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ronald Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ronald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Cottage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Grove Cottage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hugh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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