Crime Rates at Cranbrook Road, Birmingham, B21 8PF

Cranbrook Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cranbrook Road (B21 8PF) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranbrook Road (B21 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.