Total Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gleneagles Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 697th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gleneagles Road (B26 2HS) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gleneagles Road (B26 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Barrows Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennedy Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hernall Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennedy Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kennedy Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Langham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Billingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrows Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrows Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Barrows Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Barrows Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrows Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockshut Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Duncroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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