Total Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbeyfield Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 426th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Abbeyfield Road (B23 5LL) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbeyfield Road (B23 5LL), the main crime hotspot is near Chaceley Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallot Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Court Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaceley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunslade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Pollards | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hayland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthrum Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowling Green Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hayland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hayland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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