Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 52nd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 1475th 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 2UT) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benedon Road (B26 2UT), the main crime hotspot is near Rodborough Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilleshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilleshall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilleshall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollywell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palmvale Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brays Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hernall Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bincomb Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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