Total Crime Rate
88.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Witton Lodge Road area has the 78th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1521st 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 Witton Lodge Road (B23 5LH) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Witton Lodge Road (B23 5LH), 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.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbeyfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tedbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaceley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaceley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Flackwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Guthrum Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chipstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hallot Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chaceley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tedbury Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn Brook Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Court Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydget Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Brook Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lydget Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lydget Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaceley Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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