Crime Rates at Simmons Crescent, Birmingham, B23 5BJ

Simmons Crescent area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1274th 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 Simmons Crescent (B23 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simmons Crescent (B23 5BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gravelly Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.