Total Crime Rate
84.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cardinal Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1491st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cardinal Close (B17 8EU) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cardinal Close (B17 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Sandon Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 43 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardinal Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cardinal Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cardinal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrivale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Poplar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardinal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardinal Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickory Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sandon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sandon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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