Crime Rates at Flackwell Road, Birmingham, B23 5ES

Flackwell Road area has the 67th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1394th 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 Flackwell Road (B23 5ES) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flackwell Road (B23 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaceley Grove, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunslade Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.