Balsall Heath West ward · Birmingham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 41% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (17.7 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 34.7% here, compared with 24.9% across Birmingham (9.8 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 29.2% here, compared with 23.9% across Birmingham (5.3 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Balsall Heath West ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,454 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,483 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Balsall Heath West ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 128 mapped crimes in September 2024; 131 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Balsall Heath West
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
128
10
October 2024
143
11
November 2024
126
17
December 2024
113
5
January 2025
139
11
February 2025
108
9
March 2025
156
11
April 2025
97
15
May 2025
112
6
June 2025
118
14
July 2025
124
11
August 2025
119
7
September 2025
129
7
October 2025
116
6
November 2025
125
4
December 2025
136
5
January 2026
110
3
February 2026
117
2
March 2026
125
5
April 2026
115
4
May 2026
107
2
June 2026
124
4
July 2026
119
4
August 2026
131
3
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Balsall Heath West
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
676
criminal damage arson
143
vehicle crime
137
public order
96
other theft
95
burglary
72
drugs
54
possession of weapons
48
shoplifting
42
robbery
38
other crime
20
theft from the person
18
bicycle theft
15
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
