Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Turfpits Lane area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 445th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Turfpits Lane (B23 5EA) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turfpits Lane (B23 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Eastdean Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Turfpits Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagshawe Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydget Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kestrel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sheddington Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turfpits Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turfpits Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lawnsfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medwin Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagshawe Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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