Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cateswell Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 814th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cateswell Road (B28 8LU) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Billesley average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cateswell Road (B28 8LU), the main crime hotspot is near Edgcombe Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cateswell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgcombe Road —
Sep 2025Public order Edgcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shaftmoor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollyhock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whisley Brook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whisley Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whisley Brook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cateswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cateswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cateswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Silverlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Welby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgcombe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollyhock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Road —

Data Sources

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