Crime Rates at Cossington Road, Birmingham, B23 5EJ

Cossington Road area has the 76th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1341st highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cossington Road (B23 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cossington Road (B23 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheddington Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaceley Grove (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.