Total Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 155th 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 Cambridge Crescent (B15 2JD) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Crescent (B15 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colbrand Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlotte Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Latimer Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Road —
Apr 2026Other theft A38 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Springmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lee Bank Middleway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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