Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

This area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 561st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (B23 5LB) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode B23 5LB, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guthrum Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowling Green Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in B23 5LB area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Court Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlecote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Warden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlecote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warden Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Close —
Apr 2026Public order The Pollards Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guthrum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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