Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cherrywood Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1353rd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherrywood Road (B9 4UR) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherrywood Road (B9 4UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fordrough Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherrywood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordrough Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fordrough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ronald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pikewater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrywood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priorygate Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bordesley Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ronald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ronald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fordrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fordrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordrough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordrough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordrough Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fordrough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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