Balsall Common
Middle areaSouth east Solihull. 8,282 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 23 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 32% of people in Balsall Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Balsall Common
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balsall Common at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 119 |
| Other crime | 69 |
| Shoplifting | 67 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Balsall Common compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Balsall Common safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balsall Common at a rate of 42.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Balsall Common.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (119), other crime (69) and shoplifting (67).
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 Solihull
These figures are published for the whole of Solihull, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Solihull and not Balsall Common alone. See Solihull
Balsall Common in brief
The median price paid for a home in Balsall Common was £457,500 in 2025.
Balsall Common had 8,265 usual residents at the census.
About 32% of people in Balsall Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Balsall Common, 86.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.