Total Crime Rate
119.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cowley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Small Heath , and the 1086th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Road (B11 2JA) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% higher than the Small Heath average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowley Road (B11 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Roma Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Morcom Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | River Lee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roma Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roma Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boscombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roma Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morcom Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roma Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Battery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roma Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | River Lee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roma Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | River Lee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | River Lee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | River Lee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | River Lee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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