Crime Rates at Cawdor Crescent, Birmingham, B16 8XQ

Cawdor Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 131st 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 Cawdor Crescent (B16 8XQ) in the last 12 months was 411.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cawdor Crescent (B16 8XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Plough And Harrow Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.