Crime Rate in Erdington, ward

Erdington has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1035th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 78th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Erdington in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Erdington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 117.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,482 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Erdington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 387 crimes here, including 154 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.