Total Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 916th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Cambridge Road (B13 9UD) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Road (B13 9UD), the main crime hotspot is near Woodville Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Institute Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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