Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Duncroft Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1261st 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 Duncroft Road (B26 2JA) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duncroft Road (B26 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Cockshut Hill. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 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 | Cockshut Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Duncroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Langham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennedy Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kennedy Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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