Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 64.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dunslade Road area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1138th 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 Dunslade Road (B23 5LR) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunslade Road (B23 5LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dunslade Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydget Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaceley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunslade Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guthrum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Pollards Under investigation

Data Sources

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