Total Crime Rate

113.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cartland Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1168th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cartland Road (B11 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartland Road (B11 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cartland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolobran Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour O'Keeffe Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlicott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Melrose Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Anderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medlicott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dearman Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dearman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dearman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montgomery Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Montgomery Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medlicott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montgomery Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poplar Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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