Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cannon Hill Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1125th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cannon Hill Road (B12 9NJ) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Hill Road (B12 9NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgbaston Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willows Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cannon Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jakeman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgbaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cannon Hill Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cannon Hill Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edgbaston Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgbaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eastwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Eastwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constance Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Siskin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Court Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jakeman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capsicum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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