Total Crime Rate

152.4 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 152.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blakenhale Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 811th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blakenhale Road (B33 0XE) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blakenhale Road (B33 0XE), the main crime hotspot is near Old College Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blakenhale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homestead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakenhale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollyfaste Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Compton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Churchill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Outmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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