Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1186th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Cambridge Road (B13 9UE) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (B13 9UE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodville Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Birches Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birches Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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