Total Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brandwood Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 881st 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 Brandwood Road (B14 6BX) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Brandwood & King's Heath average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brandwood Road (B14 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Dawberry Fields Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brandwood & King's Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dulvern Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Greenwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Damar Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodthorpe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodthorpe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawberry Fields Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brandwood Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westhouse Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wilde Close | Under investigation |
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