Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road
Middle areaSouth Birmingham. 7,397 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road at a rate of 137.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 463 |
| Other crime | 172 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 102 |
| Vehicle crime | 78 |
| Drug offences | 49 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road at a rate of 137.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 101 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (463), other crime (172) and criminal damage and arson (102).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road alone. See Birmingham
Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road in brief
The median price paid for a home in Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road was £235,000 in 2025.
Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road had 7,232 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.