Total Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brandwood Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 504th 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 Brandwood Road (B14 6HB) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brandwood Road (B14 6HB), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 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 | Vehicle crime | Melbury Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brandwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melbury Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodthorpe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodthorpe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashburton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maurice Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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