Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwall Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 1170th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwall Road (B20 2HY) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Birchfield average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Road (B20 2HY), the main crime hotspot is near Cornwall Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slack Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Slack Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilbys Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilbys Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilbys Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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