Crime Rates at Cateswell Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 3DZ

Cateswell Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Acocks Green , and the 963rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cateswell Road (B11 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Acocks Green average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cateswell Road (B11 3DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matlock Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.