Total Crime Rate

141.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 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 141.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cranbrook Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 872nd 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 Cranbrook Road (B21 8PG) in the last 12 months was 141.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranbrook Road (B21 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Linchmere Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cranbrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Posey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Posey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Posey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linchmere Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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