Crime Rates at Witton Lodge Road, Birmingham, B23 5LT

Witton Lodge Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 445th 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 Witton Lodge Road (B23 5LT) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witton Lodge Road (B23 5LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheddington Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaceley Grove (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.