Crime Rates at Cannon Hill Road, Birmingham, B12 9NL

Cannon Hill Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 772nd lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% 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 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.