Total Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cornwall 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 2HZ) 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 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Stockwell Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birchfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | College Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilbys Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilbys Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stockwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | College Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilbys Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slack Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Slack Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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