Crime Rates at Caraway Road, Birmingham, B5 7RF

Caraway Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 106th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Caraway Road (B5 7RF) in the last 12 months was 451.8 per 1,000 residents and was 274.6% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 228.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caraway Road (B5 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbury Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.