Total Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cannon Hill Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1045th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cannon Hill Road (B12 9NL) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cannon Hill Road (B12 9NL), 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.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edgbaston Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edgbaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edgbaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgbaston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgbaston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Jakeman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jakeman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Caraway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Caraway Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capsicum Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eastwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eastwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willows Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Constance Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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