Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Anderton Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East , and the 1259th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Anderton Road (B11 1ND) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anderton Road (B11 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Barrows Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anderton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Montgomery Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbotsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Osborn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taywood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Taywood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cartland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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