Total Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Comberton Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1112th 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 Comberton Road (B26 2TF) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Comberton Road (B26 2TF), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Fields Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 31 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 | Vehicle crime | Packwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comberton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garretts Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garretts Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garretts Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rotherfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brinsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brinsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meon Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheldon Heath Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Comberton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Garretts Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meon Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath Fields Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heath Fields Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnuts Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnuts Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Close | Under investigation |
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