Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cannon 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 9NW) 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 9NW), the main crime hotspot is near Beaconsfield Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hallam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cannon Hill Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cannon Hill Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Court Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Court Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Constance Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Jakeman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Jakeman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reaside Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willows Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgbaston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgbaston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edgbaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edgbaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edgbaston Road | Local resolution |
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