Total Crime Rate
113.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cobden Gardens area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1199th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cobden Gardens (B12 9TD) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cobden Gardens (B12 9TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mary Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Road (27 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmcote Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Siskin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gosford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Court Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Court Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmcote Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Jakeman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Retreat | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jakeman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Retreat | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camrose Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampden Retreat | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampden Retreat | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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