Total Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 182.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cross Farm Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 585th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Cross Farm Road (B17 0LR) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Farm Road (B17 0LR), the main crime hotspot is near Leeson Walk. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasdene Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Metchley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Margaret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasdene Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leeson Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grasdene Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Metchley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Metchley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merryfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merryfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rodbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodleigh Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yewdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeson Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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