Crime Rate in Erdington, ward

Erdington has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 967th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 81st highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Erdington in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Birmingham district average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Erdington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,317 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 15 cases , up 15.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,662 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Erdington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 404 crimes here, including 189 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.