Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benedon Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1184th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benedon Road (B26 2NS) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Garretts Green average (103.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benedon Road (B26 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near Elmay Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benedon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmvale Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hernall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kennedy Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kennedy Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elmay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brays Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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