Total Crime Rate

83.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 83.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cannon Hill Place area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1476th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cannon Hill Place (B12 9PU) in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Hill Place (B12 9PU), the main crime hotspot is near Strensham Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cannon Hill Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Strensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheddar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheddar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Willows Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Willows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strensham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strensham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alpha Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Retreat Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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