Total Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 65.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Debenham Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Heartlands , and the 1154th 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 Debenham Road (B25 8SP) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Heartlands average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Debenham Road (B25 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Meadow. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Debenham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Homelea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bonham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laxton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laxton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flavells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flavells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Flavells Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flavells Lane Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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