Total Crime Rate

291.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 291.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Burglary 45.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.6 7/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cateswell Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Billesley , and the 238th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cateswell Road (B28 8NF) in the last 12 months was 291.4 per 1,000 residents and was 202.1% higher than the Billesley average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cateswell Road (B28 8NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Bank Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cateswell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welby Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Silverlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Bank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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