Total Crime Rate

205.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.8 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 205.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Robbery 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sandown Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 470th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Sandown Road (B36 8QL) in the last 12 months was 205.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Road (B36 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Blossom Grove. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sundew Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kempton Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collingbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collingbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haye House Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blossom Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blossom Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blossom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Folkestone Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fort Parkway —
Apr 2026Burglary Chillinghome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standlake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinza Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilltop Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kempton Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sundew Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wetherby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wetherby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peak Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayrshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayrshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Collingbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayrshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempton Park Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Kempton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kempton Park Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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