Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Moseley , and the 1305th 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 Sandford Road (B13 9BU) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Moseley average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Sandford Road (B13 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayfield Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodstock Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Queenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Green Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Green Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bloomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mayfield Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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