Crime Rates at Cradock Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 1RY

Cradock Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1283rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cradock Road (B8 1RY) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Alum Rock average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cradock Road (B8 1RY), the main crime hotspot is near Ellesmere Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.