Total Crime Rate

207.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 207.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Pollards area has the 31st highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 487th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 The Pollards (B23 5JR) in the last 12 months was 207.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% higher 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pollards (B23 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Dunslade Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Pollards area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Court Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbeyfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fernwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Guthrum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fosseway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fosseway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakehouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Brook Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Brook Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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