Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eastwood Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 728th lowest 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 Eastwood Road (B12 9NA) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastwood Road (B12 9NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgbaston Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbury Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Willows Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Constance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constance Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Constance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheddar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheddar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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