Total Crime Rate

665.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 665.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 254.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.5 10/10
  • Robbery 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 33.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other crime 28.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
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

Cartland Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Brandwood & King's Heath , and the 54th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cartland Road (B14 7NS) in the last 12 months was 665.1 per 1,000 residents and was 473.3% higher 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 Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 235.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartland Road (B14 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cartland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hazelwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spa Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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