Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East 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?
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 37.4% here, compared with 24.9% across Birmingham (12.4 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: 34.3% here, compared with 23.9% across Birmingham (10.4 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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 20.3% here, compared with 29.9% across Birmingham (9.5 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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 Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
3,285 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,895 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East 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: 247 mapped crimes in September 2024; 313 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 · Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
247
27
October 2024
245
19
November 2024
200
13
December 2024
207
9
January 2025
229
16
February 2025
189
20
March 2025
257
18
April 2025
272
20
May 2025
296
20
June 2025
238
18
July 2025
277
19
August 2025
238
17
September 2025
241
12
October 2025
235
8
November 2025
257
10
December 2025
251
5
January 2026
264
1
February 2026
249
1
March 2026
301
4
April 2026
261
7
May 2026
295
5
June 2026
297
10
July 2026
321
12
August 2026
313
4
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,488
drugs
296
vehicle crime
275
criminal damage arson
264
other theft
233
public order
191
burglary
153
possession of weapons
115
other crime
109
robbery
78
shoplifting
42
theft from the person
33
bicycle theft
8
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.
